Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04
This advanced course builds on the basics provided in Introduction to Bio-business and the Commercialisation of Bioscience Research (BT5012). It provides more detail on financing and setting up a Bio-business.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 20 credits (10 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The aim of this course is to provide a detail paradigm for setting up and running a successful a biotechnology based business.
The course deals in depth with finance, corporate governance and business models. The major assessment involves the students working together in teams to set up a virtual bio-business and to pitch this business to a group of experts in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector (“Dragons”). The team will adopt the roles of senior management team (C-suite) and present to the experts their part of the business.
The course comprises lectures and tutorial sessions where the students work in their teams to build their business.
Staff are available at all tutorials to facilitate discussion and to answer questions.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 35 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 35 | |
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Oral feedback on presentation |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 37 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 33 | Feedback Weeks | 38 | |
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Written feedback on essay |
Word Count | 1500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 37 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to discuss the roles of the Board of Management and the C-suite team |
| Conceptual | Apply | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to explain the requirements for setting up a biotechnology based business |
| Factual | Apply | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to describe the finances required for setting up a business |
| Factual | Analyse | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to discuss and analyse the protection of IPR |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to evaluate what success looks like for a young biotech company |
| Reflection | Create | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to advertise their business to the lay public |
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