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Dealing With 'Messy Policy Problems' In The Health Care Sector, Knowledge@Smu
Dealing With 'Messy Policy Problems' In The Health Care Sector, Knowledge@Smu
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In his new book, Dealing with Messy Policy Problems, to be published in April 2009, political science professor Steven Ney of the Singapore Management University offers insights on how to make sense of complex, messy and often overlapping policy problems. Ney contends that having conflicts is a necessary part of the process of finding solutions to complex policy issues. He spoke to Knowledge@SMU on policy issues relating to the crisis in global health care. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Singapore Company Promises Dialysis Treatment Breakthrough, Knowledge@Smu
Singapore Company Promises Dialysis Treatment Breakthrough, Knowledge@Smu
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If all goes well, two years from now kidney patients will get a new lease of life when a portable, artificial kidney is launched by a Singapore-based company. AWAK Technologies was formed in 2007 to commercialise a technology that allows people suffering from kidney failure to lead a life that is close to normal. AWAK CEO Neo Kok Beng spoke recently on “Disrupting the Kidney Dialysis Market: Revolutionary Technologies & Business Models” at a CEO Talks forum organised by the Wee Kim Wee Centre, Singapore Management University.
Gene Patenting In The Life Sciences Industry: Boon Or Bane?, Knowledge@Smu
Gene Patenting In The Life Sciences Industry: Boon Or Bane?, Knowledge@Smu
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Does gene patenting encourage or hinder knowledge diffusion and take-up in the life sciences industry? Research by Singapore Management University management professor Kenneth Huang, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology management professor Fiona Murray found that patenting can have a negative impact on scientific progress. Huang spoke to Knowledge@SMU about the implications of his research findings in the Singapore context.