- Course Code
- BT 3502
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr H M Wallace
Pre-requisites
Overview
This course will challenge students to think about the nature of research when driven by commercial outcomes. Many of the future recruitment opportunities for students with medical science skills may involve roles in bio-business development rather than exclusively research at the bench. This course hopes to enable our students to be at a competitive advantage when seeking such career opportunities when compared to those students that only have a traditional scientific background.
A series of lectures and tutorials, together with guest lectures from industry professionals, which will cover the key aspects of different business models in the bio-business sector.
Structure
10 one-hour lectures, 10 one-hour tutorials during the course.
Assessment
1st Attempt: Continuous Assessment (100%).
- Assessment 1: One 1,500 word essay relating to intellectual property portfolio management.
- Assessment 2: Following appropriate guidance through tutorials the students will prepare a presentation that describes a medical sciences company of their choice. The emphasis within the presentation will be to sell the commercial entity concentrating on explaining the business model of the chosen business.
- Assessment 3: One 2,000 word essay. Title will be in the area of competitor analysis of a particular clinical area e.g. cancer therapy.
Resit: 1 one and a half hour essay examination (100%).
Formative Assessment
- Mock presentation to give instant feedback on presentation skills.
Feedback
- Tutorial sessions will provide feedback on course content.
- Written comments will be provided on essays under examination conditions.