Contents

1. POPI's Scope and Impact

2. New and Ongoing Research

New Research

• "Technology Transfer" and the Integration of Technological Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Drug Development in a New Environment
• Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Drug Development Process
• Capturing Competitive Advantage through Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Ongoing Projects

• Exploring the Role of Publicly Funded Research in Private-Sector Pharmaceutical Innovation
• Investment in R&D in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries
• Benchmarking the Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals
• Improving the Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical R&D Project Management
• Evaluating Patient Welfare Gains from Pharmaceutical Innovation
• Price Indexes for Anti-Depressant Drugs: Generics, New Products, and Quality Change
• The Economics of the Anti-Ulcer Drug Market
• Workplace Performance as a Health Outcome Measure
• Optimization of a Biotechnology Service Operation
• The Essential Drug List of the World Health Organization versus Alternative Therapies

3. Courses, Seminars, and Meetings

Courses and Seminars at MIT

Conferences and Symposia

Invited Seminars

Policy Panels

4. POPI Publications

Book in Preparation

Summaries of Selected Recent Working Papers

5. Leadership Structure, Participation, and Collaborative Activities

Leadership Structure

Participation

Consortia

Appendix A. POPI Faculty

POPI Co-Directors

MIT Faculty on the POPI Advisory Board

Other MIT Faculty

Faculty of Other Institutions

Other Research Collaborators

Appendix B. POPI-Supported Students

Doctoral Students

Other Students

Appendix C. Articles, Working Papers, and Videos

Appendix D. Fact-Finding Visits

Appendix E. Conference on "The Competitive Advantage of a Healthy Work Force"

Appendix F. POPI Advisory Committee

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