Topic: Novartis AG

GENERIC: How generate image brand distinction in a world where all have the same name?

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What It Means to Govern: For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards

September 16 - At the Global Boards Forum, presented today in New York City by Directorship and Global Proxy Watch, 80 directors of public companies gathered to discuss board member responsibilities. Particularly striking to me ...READ»

The (Life) Science of War

Sun Tzu wrote "The Art of War." Now the threat of smallpox and other forms of bioterrorism has unleashed the next generation of conflict. Welcome to the science of war.READ»

Fish-on-Friday: Drug-Making, No-Stop Toll Booths, China Flights & More

A Friday sampler of innovation and business news from beyond the normal biznews channels. MIT Wants to Modernize Drug Making Medicine these days is made much the way Merlin would have — with ingredients and steps batched in a ...READ»

Using CSR to Motivate Gen Y and Boomer Employees

Boomers and Gen Y, the largest cohorts in the workplace, both want to “contribute to society through their labor,” according to a new article in Harvard Business Review by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Laura Sherbin, and Karen Sumberg, of ...READ»

Pop!Tech: What Can Innovators Learn from Pirates?

Matt Mason, author of "The Pirates' Dilemma," spoke at Pop!Tech this morning about what we can learn from pirates. These seven tips may save your company.READ»

• Pop!Tech: Is Larry Page the Ben Bernake of the Internet?
• Pop!Tech: Cellphones Used to Fight AIDS in South Africa

Digital Matters - Issue 34

"A few years from now, we'll look back on dotcom mania as a model of investment sanity and prudence."READ»

Twenty Tweets #17

It is always a great aha! moment whenever you capture yourself doing a klutzy thing - for if I am transfering my personal orientated tweets to my blog, then I don't need all the paraphenelia of twitter shortform, though I will include ...READ»

Can CEOs Cure Cancer?

Big Pharma execs may not know more about the disease than the rest of us, but a group of them are using their power to fight it.READ»

AT&T's Telehealth Wirelessly Monitors Patients' Health

Infographic: Medical Remote Monitoring  Doctors' offices may soon become much less crowded. AT&T is developing a software tool and networking platform that will use wireless devices to record a patient's health ...READ»

• Walleye's Microwave Camera Brings X-ray Vision Home
• HP Introduces Bright Colors for Somber Times

AT&T's Telehealth Wirelessly Monitors Patients' Health

Doctors' offices may soon become much less crowded. AT&T is developing a software tool and networking platform that will use wireless devices to record a patient's health measurements at home and send the data to the doctor. ...READ»

Create Jobs, Don't Protect Them

Some U.S. jobs are gone forever. Protecting the ones we have left is the wrong response.READ»

Brilliant Biotech

Our Innovation Scorecard takes a look at one of the hottest industries around, and comes up with four companies to watch.READ»

Great Ideas in Aisle 9

According to the creative people behind the BrainStore, an "idea factory" in Biel, Switzerland, it's possible to generate new ideas with as much rigor, and as much speed, as it takes to make products on an assembly line.READ»

Can Protein Sciences Produce a Swine Flu Vaccine in Time? Update: Likely No

As the start of a new school year begins, concerns over H1N1--aka swine flu--are growing. Everyone's waiting to hear when a vaccine will be available, and earlier this summer, the CDC predicted that 120 million doses ... READ»

Rwanda Rising: A New Model of Economic Development

Fifteen years after the genocide, the small African country has embraced a new model of economic development. Its strategy: Build a global network of powerful friends to lure private investment -- and market the brand of Rwanda.READ»

• Slideshow: The Rwandan Genocide 15 Years Later

Fast Company Recommended Events: December-January 2008

Coming in December and January: a "chip tunes" fest in New York, the World Economic Forum, and National Pie Day.READ»

• Spend: 10 Years of the Euro
• Count: Really Big Business

Best Cities for Innovation

Cities to watch, from Abu Dhabi to Orlando.READ»

• U.S. City of the Year: Chicago
• Global City of the Year: London Calling

Open Mouth, Close Career?

How do you talk about that problem at work that no one wants to talk about? Here's how to stick out your neck without getting your head chopped off.READ»

Mr. Inside Speaks Out

Former Medtronic CEO Bill George has split with his brethren to make an impassioned case for courageous leadership.READ»

Leadership Ensemble

How do the musicians of Orpheus get to Carnegie Hall? They practice -- not just their music, but a radical approach to leadership that has become a compelling metaphor for business.READ»

The Masters of Design

If you're leading a team or mapping out a strategy -- if you're trying to solve a problem -- you're engaging in design. And the creative folks featured in our second annual celebration of design's best and brightest have a lot to teach you.READ»

Business Fights Back: Continental's Turnaround Pilot

Before September 11, Bonnie Reitz was a central figure in the transformation that saved Continental Airlines. Now, in the aftermath of terror, she gets to do it all over again: "This is our time to lead. How we respond can set us apart."READ»

Fresh Start 2002: Weird Ideas That Work

Do you need a fresh start on creativity? Stanford professor Robert Sutton is a unique voice with an urgent message about how to generate and capitalize on new ideas.READ»