Summary: Genetic Technology:
Practical Issues for Health Plans
Presented by
Jill Van Den Bos
Consultant
June 8, 2009
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Disruptive Technology
Definition ­ innovation that improves a product or
service in ways that the market does not expect.
Examples
Muskets
Plastic
Mobile phones
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Genetics and Medicine
"If it were not for the great variability among
individuals, medicine might as well be a
science and not an art."
- Sir William Osler

Source: Abagyan, Ruben - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California at San Diego

Collections: Biology and Medicine