Pharmaceutical (Pharma) industry is a set of public and private organizations that discover, develop, and manufacture drugs and medications (pharmaceuticals). Â The 19th century is the beginning of the modern era of the pharmaceutical industry, because then it started focusing on chemical synthesis. Prior to that, for thousands of years people relied on medicinal properties of […]
Charles McConnell | Game Changers Podcasts by GIM Institute (Part 2 of our Conversation) âTo fact the problems confronting the energy industry of tomorrow, industry and academia are going to have to learn how to pivotâ: Part 2 of a conversation with former Assistant Secretary of Energy, Charles McConnell. Charles D. McConnell is Executive Director of Rice […]
Everything, that surrounds us and currently is taken for granted, was invented at some time in the past. The 19th century was the age of machine tools: tools that made tools, machines that made parts for other machines. During this century a lot of things were invented that have reshaped human lives, infrastructure and aspirations. It was the time […]
Charles McConnell | Game Changers Podcasts by GIM Institute Charles D. McConnell is Executive Director of Rice University’s Energy and Environment Initiative. In Part 1 of our conversation, McConnell addresses topics like the fundamentals of true energy sustainability and the key innovations that will impact energy markets. A 35-year veteran of the energy industry, McConnell […]
In a world where thousands of amazing innovations are discovered every day, we need guidance to understand how these innovations can be used or to discern what impact they will have in practice. We may not be familiar with all these new developments, but our lives are already affected — one way or another — […]
Andres Escobar | Game Changers Podcasts by GIM Institute “Social enterprise combines the financial discipline of market capitalism with the passion and compassion to create a more fair and just world.” – Andres Escobar. Andres Escobar is co-founder of IMPCT Coffee, which he describes as âthe worldâs first impact trade specialty coffee company.â IMPCTâs mission […]
Our ability to get from one place to another, nearby or distant, nowadays is taken for granted. The evolution of transportation is marked with adversities, some of which led to fascinating inventions (a wheel must be the most famous one). Over the centuries, modes of transportation were increasing in levels of complexity and efficiency in […]
Market pressures can drive companies to innovate, but corporate innovation can also drive market value. One of the biggest drivers in how the market rewards companies and drives their stock prices higher is how well they can sustain innovation and invest in that innovation. Across industries, as companies successfully innovate, valuations tend to move higher. […]
