MBA Experience
Many opportunities arise, both on and off campus, to engage in health care activities, network with alumni who work in the industry, and delve more deeply into various health care sectors.
Health Care Welcome Reception
Takes place each fall and is hosted by the Initiative. This kick-off meet and greet introduces first-year students to the various health care resources at HBS.
Health Care 101
Is a broad overview of the health care industry taught by faculty and includes the latest facts and figures about where students are securing internships and full-time positions.
Health Care Career Days
Offers panels and presentations designed to introduce students to diverse health care industries, including life sciences, digital health, payors, providers, international health, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting.
The Student-Alumni Mentor Program
Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide direction on navigating the complex health care sector.
Speakers
From all areas of health care visit campus regularly. Meet CEOs from companies such as Eli Lilly, Vertex, Tenet Healthcare, BCBS, Boston Scientific, and Partners In Health, as well as venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, and health care consultants.
The Health Care Conference
Is an annual health care event organized entirely by student club members. The conference brings together more than 600 students, alumni, and professionals, plus 30 speakers from diverse areas of health care.
Physician Shadow Program
Enables students who are interested in health care delivery to shadow physicians at area hospitals and community health centers. This program provides a glimpse into the front lines of health care delivery.
Mixers & Small Group Dinners
Provide networking and community building opportunities with alumni, students, and the broader Harvard community.
“The HBS environment helped me realize my entrepreneurial potential to impact in the world of health care.”
Halle Tecco
MBA 2011
“The HBS environment helped me realize my entrepreneurial potential to impact in the world of health care.”
Halle Tecco
MBA 2011
Business plan challenges and case competitions offer an engaging way to collaborate with faculty and students, develop presentation and pitching skills, and potentially commercialize a health care innovation.
- 13 Dec 2023
Commercializing Biotech Research
Harvard iLab
Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab Longwood, 240 Longwood Ave Building C, Onyx Room, Boston, MA 02115
Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab Longwood, 240 Longwood Ave Building C, Onyx Room, Boston, MA 02115
Open to the Harvard community
Turning biotech breakthroughs into viable products is both an art and a science. In this illuminating workshop on commercializing biotech research, you’ll learn how to bridge the gap between the lab and the market. We’ll cover strategies for evaluating the commercial potential of research, protecting intellectual property, assessing regulatory hurdles, and bringing a biotech product to market. You’ll hear real-world stories and gain insights into biotech business models, funding sources, and pitching to investors. Whether you want to start your own biotech venture or join an existing one, this workshop will equip you with the skills to transform promising research into commercial biotech success. Discover what it takes to monetize innovation in the dynamic world of biotechnology.