The most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world, Wharton bridges research and practice through our broad engagement with the global business community. Wharton established the first business school research center in 1921, and today continues to deliver real-world, real-time knowledge through more than 20 research centers and initiatives. Highlighted below are the research centers that illustrate Wharton’s commitment to partnering with industries in the interest of pharmaceutical research.
- Center for Health Management and Economics
By focusing on research and communication, the Center for Health Management and Economics explores how managerial insight and economic incentive can improve the current state of health care provision. The Center fosters interaction between academic and business leaders through hosting annual conferences, publishing a quarterly digest, and supporting a variety of research projects. Works in progress include international price comparison for pharmaceuticals, hospital ownership conversions, and alignment of physician groups and health systems.
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
A formal cooperative venture among the University of Pennsylvania's schools of medicine, business, nursing, and dental medicine, LDI works to improve public health through multidisciplinary studies on medicine, economics, and social and ethical issues that influence health care. The Institute emphasizes research on the efficient allocation and appropriate use of health care resources and the development of innovative health care delivery systems.
