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  • April 18, 2022
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  • Harvard Business Review (website)

Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?

By: Christoph Grimpe, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II and Ariel Dora Stern
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Abstract

The mRNA technologies that helped rapidly create effective COVID-19 vaccines could become technology platform businesses, which has tremendous implications for players in the world of drug development. These platforms could attract other companies interested in exploiting their advantages to develop other drugs. But all the stakeholders—platform owners, external pharmaceutical and biotech companies, policymakers, and regulators—will have to make a variety of choices.

Keywords

Health Care; Digital Health; Technology; Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Digital Transformation; Health Industry; United States

Citation

Grimpe, Christoph, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?" Harvard Business Review (website) (April 18, 2022).
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About The Author

Ariel D. Stern

Technology and Operations Management
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