Archive for August, 2006

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What’s wrong with Merck?

I have been following Merck’s screwup with the recall of Vioxx and I have also developed a formula for estimating Merck’s Vioxx liability. This is an excellent case study in how not to develop your business and legal strategy. As of today, my formula shows that Merck is looking at at least $200 billion in [...]


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How Singapore is tranforming its economy?

I had written earlier about the Singapore Biopolis project and how remarkable this effort was in transformation of a country’s business model. It is no secret that semiconductors and electronics are not as exciting sectors as they used to be and clearly biotech is one sector with plenty of growth potential. In an article in [...]