Executive Summary Biogen is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Biogen is engaged in the research and development of biopharmaceuticals for human health care. Its main product is Avonex‚ a drug for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Eighty-two percent of its revenues in 2000 came from the sale of this sole product. Biogen is also involved in the research of drugs for psoriasis‚ Crohn ’s disease‚ congestive heart failure‚ and cancer. Biogen believes that its
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Genzyme Corp. Genzyme Corporation operates as a biotechnology company worldwide. It focuses on rare genetic disease disorders‚ renal diseases‚ orthopedics‚ cancers‚ transplant and immune diseases‚ and diagnostic and predictive testing areas. Its leading drugs are Cerezyme‚ Fabrazyme‚ Myozyme‚ Aldurazyme‚ Elaprase‚ Renagel and Renvela‚ and many others. It has about 7‚000 employees. The current Chairman‚ President‚ & CEO is Henri A. Termeer. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Cambridge
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Elan and the Competition Ski Boat Industry Overview Ben Favret • Pro water skier • World‚ U.S.‚ Pro-Tour Champion • Firsthand knowledge of waterskiing industry & boat-building capabilities of American Performance Marine plant (now Élan Boats plant) Jay Blossman • Ben’s highschool tennis partner • Politician • Purchased American Skier o Previously owned by American Performance Marine o Plant in Kentwood‚ Louisiana o Recently filed bankruptcy • Lacks insider knowledge regarding
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profitability‚ quality‚ manufacturing cost efficiency and eventually sales." Jay and Ben renamed the company to "Elan Boats" with the mission to be hyper-efficient in the manufacturing and marketing of inboard runabout boats for recreational and competitive water sport enthusiasts. Further Elan aims at building long-term relationships with customers through superior training and customer support. Elan aims to offer better boats than the competitors at a lower price. As Favret assessed the market‚ he found
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Question 1. What are the chief economic characteristics of the boating industry? Answer 1.The major characteristic of the boat industry is the overall economy. 2.When the economy is booming then the sales of boats will increase. These types of boats are considered a luxury item and when the economy is failing‚ so are the sales. 3.The market size is relatively small with only 17 major skis and recreational wakeboard boat manufactures nation wide‚ including Australia. 4.Rivalry among the boat
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The band gap value of the DBAP molecule was calculated as 5.60 eV‚ which indicates that the DBAP molecule has stable molecular structure and the value is comparable with the band gap energy value of the reported bio-active molecules [16]. The higher hardness and lower softness value indicates the stability of the DBAP molecule. The obtained lower chemical potential and electrophilicity index values are comparable with the potential bioactive molecules [14‚ 16]. DOS spectrum was also simulated by
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Business Basics Biogen Idec Biogen Idec is a global biotechnology company focused on discovering‚ developing‚ manufacturing and marketing therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders‚ neurodegenerative diseases and haemophilia. Biogen Idec was formed in 2003 from the merger of two companies‚ Biogen Inc.‚ founded in 1978‚ and IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation‚ founded in 1985. It is one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world. Biogen Idec covers the entire
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Table of contents Contents | Pages | 1.0 introduction | 2-3 | 2.0 overview of NHS Shetland | 3 | 2.1 NHS performance system | 4 | 3.0 overview of Biogen Idec Inc. | 5 | 3.1 Biogen Idec Inc. performance management system | 6 | 4.0 comparisons between NHS and Biogen performance system | 7 | 4.1 Weakness of both Performance management systems | 8-9 | 4.2 General summary of both performance approaches | 10 | 5.0 conclusion | 11 | 6.0 references | 12-13 | 7.0 appendixes
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rganizational tataA) What elements of the different motivation theories (Herzberg‚ Maslow‚ etc) might be relevant in this change process? Some of the changes that occurred at Biogen included a change of location‚ change in management and change in the distribution of roles of departments. Those who were most affected by these changes are the employees; because of the transition to a different country they had to make a tough decision‚ whether to move and keep their jobs or stay and quit. Herzberg
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The Pathology of Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease which affects the nervous system‚ namely the brain and spinal cord. It causes damage the myelin sheath‚ the material that surrounds and protects nerve cells (Marieb‚ 2012). This damage slows down the process in which the brain relays messages to the rest of the body‚ leading to a variety of symptoms. Some of the most common include pain and numbness; fatigue; walking‚ balance‚ and coordination problems; bladder and bowel
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