Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...could anyone get too much Harvard? The sickening process begins even before entering the center. The storefront boasts a new map that lights up any location on campus (even the Quad) at the push of a button. But more fascinating is the interactive computer display that operates even after closing time. The unwary passer-by is first greeted with a bouncing image of that Harvard staple, the Eliot House bell tower. The visitor is then presented with a list of possible subjects to explore, ranging from the potentially interesting "Adventure" and "Famous Faces at Harvard" categories to the standard "Athletics...
Biotechnology companies may also benefit from research at Harvard by purchasing the rights to inventions developed in University labs or hiring professors to conduct publishable trials to test the safety of new products, says Steven Push, vice president for corporate communications at Genzyme, another Cambridge-based firm...
...were the only company making the enzyme, and the enzyme has been used to treat patients since 1991," Push says...
Another factor that promoted the growth of biotechnology in the U.S. was the scientific research support provided by the government, Push says...
...Push adds that the biotechnology industry lags significantly in countries such as Japan, where government support for science and technology research is not as prevalent...