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BT5012: INTRODUCTION TO BIO-BUSINESS AND THE COMMERCIALISATION OF BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course introduces the drug discovery and development process from a business perspective using both the Big Pharma and biotech business models. Intellectual property rights (IPR) will be covered in detail as will the basics of financing and setting up a biotechnology based business. The drivers and triggers for setting up a business as well as some of the pitfalls will be discussed. External experts will provide insight into the Bio-Business world and will describe “how they got to where they are today” as role models for bioentrpreneurs.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Heather Wallace

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will challenge you to think about the nature of research when driven by commercial outcomes. Future recruitment opportunities may involve roles in bio-business development rather than exclusively research at the bench. This course hopes to place you at a competitive advantage when seeking such career paths. In the biotechnology arena the commercial process of drug discovery and development costs significant sums but the risks of failure are also very high. You will gain insight into the way this risk and cost is managed against the very large potential revenues that could be generated from a successful drug pipeline.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Two presentations (20% each), two essays 60%

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

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Course Learning Outcomes

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