Exchange is a new publication featuring a dialogue on medical industry research and application. The content is a summary of research from both academia and the medical industry, followed by commentary on the importance of the research and its application for the industry. Topics highlighted in Exchange will span all sectors of the medical industry and include commentary from leaders of national firms and researchers from the University of Minnesota and other academic institutions.
Issues (pdf) Spring 2008: The globalization of research and development: An analysis of Japanese pharmaceutical firms.
The first issue highlights an article that appeared in Strategic Management Journal by J. Myles Shaver from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and J. Penner-Hahn, Wayne State University titled, "Does International Research and Development Increase Patent Output? An Analysis of Japanese Pharmaceutical Firms." Commentary is provided by Tamer Abdelgawad, Senior Manager, Economic and Policy Research, Pfizer Inc.
Fall 2008: National health insurance competition: Will it lower the cost of individual health insurance?
This issue highlights research on individual insurance market reform options by my University of Minnesota colleagues, Professors Roger Feldman and Jean Abraham of the School of Public Health, and graduate student Yi Xu and I.This research was spotlighted in the Wall Street Journal in August 2008 and used in congressional testimony later in the fall.Assemblyman Jay Webber of New Jersey provides commentary.Assemblyman Webber is passionate about the issue and finds this research valuable in his efforts to improve the “affordability crisis” in his home state.
