Biotechnology

Credit Points

5

Course Coordinator

Dr heather Wallace; Professor AJR Porter

Pre-requisites

60 credits from first half session on any PGT programme in Medicine and Medical Sciences. (This course will not be offered to PGT students undertaking degree programmes already containing more extensive Bio-Business options, e.g. Medical Biotechnology with Bio-Business).

Overview

A series of lectures and tutorials which cover the 'language' of bio-business using a number of real case studies from companies in the medical sciences space. E.g. What is a company? What is management? How do markets work? decision Making process.

Assessment 1: Students will prepare a presentation in small groups that describes a medical science technology company of their choice. The emphasis within the prsentation will be to 'sell' the commercial entity concentrating on explaining the business model of chosen business.
Assessment 2: One 1500 word essay. Title will be in area of competitor analysis of a particular clinical indication.

Structure

Lectures 5x 1 hour
Tutorial (to be arranged) 2x 1 hour

Assessment

Continuous assessment 100%: group presentation (50%), essay (50%).