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...company's diagnostics unit, which Schwan oversaw before taking on the top job last year. Perhaps more than any of its rivals, Roche sees diagnostic machines and test kits as crucial to assessing and treating disease in the future. That belief, in turn, has led to a laser-sharp focus on "personalized medicine." So, for example, an oncologist will use a genetic test to pinpoint the exact kind of cancer her patient has and then proceed with a highly specific treatment course of Roche drugs. "For a long time, we acted as if all cancers are homogeneous," says David Heimbrook...
Schwan argues that taking over Genentech will, in fact, allow it to focus even more on the science at its core. But he also recognizes the need for freedom. "Genentech research needs to stay autonomous," Schwan says. "That is the key to preserving the specific culture they have...
...lives in Adams House and plans to concentrate in physics. His column, “Fully Charged” is about science and technology and how they impact Harvard students. The column will try to touch on topics ranging from Napster to nanotubes and will focus on bringing the latest research to the rest of us on alternate Mondays...
...focus on is the next day and the next game, because for us to even remotely think about whoever the hell we’re playing after Lafayette, that isn’t going to help us,” Murphy said. “We’ve just got to get better...
...right-hander who lives to compete—Walsh calls him a “bulldog”—the toughest part of adjusting to professional ball hasn’t been the better hitters or the work with unfamiliar pitches. It’s been the focus on the individual over the team, the decreased premium placed on winning...