British Academy For Training & Development Bio-entrepreneurship British Academy For Training & Development
Price: ZAR 76,952

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    Course Description:

    Biotechnology is the application of science and technology to living organisms for the production of knowledge, goods and services. Biotechnology is considered by many to be the next major wave of commercial activity in the innovation sphere, following the decline of activity in the ICT sector. Through their involvement in biotechnology, entrepreneurs (current and future) have an unparalleled opportunity to develop and commercialize new products and services and to develop and grow their own businesses.
    This course is aimed at entrepreneurs in the biotech sector and at anyone who may have an interest in any aspects related to entrepreneurship in biotechnology. This includes post-graduate students, would-be entrepreneurs, people who have already started their own companies and those that may have been in businesses for some time but who might wish to look at entrepreneurship from a biotech perspective. Undergraduate students will also be able to attend.

    How attendees will benefit?

    After completion of the programme, delegates will be able to:
    • To understand the nature of biotechnology with a focus on red (health) and green (agricultural) biotechnology.
    • To understand the funding policy environments as they relate to biotech.
    • To explore different biotech business models and to acquire the fundamentals of biotech business management.
    • To understand the requirements of a biotech business plan in particular from the perspective of prospective funders.
    • To be able to manage issues in intellectual property and licensing as they pertain to biotech.
    • To understand the nature of business incubation and its place in the biotech value chain.
    • To develop fundamental notions with regard to marketing in the biotech space and to understand the complexity of the interface between stakeholders.
    • To be able to take an idea to market
     
    Course Content:
    • Overview of biotechnology
    • Health biotech
    • Drug discovery and clinical trials
    • GMOs
    • Biosafety
    • Biotech business models
    • Business plan
    • Biotech business management
    • Business incubation
    • Marketing imperatives and stakeholders interface within the biotech industry
    • Intellectual property, licensing (incl. NIPMO)
    • The biotech policy environment
    • The funding environment and securing funding
    • Biotech from a DST perspective (incl. TIA)
    • Idea-to-product
    Remember:
    • We provide this course in any place and at any time suitable for you.
    Updated on 05 February, 2018

    Eligibility / Requirements

    Current and would-be entrepreneurs and those with an entrepreneurial spirit who wish to gain insight into the nature of biotech and the application of business principles thereto. This course is particularly aimed at those who are involved in a biotech or biotech-related business or who wish to start a new business in biotech.
     

    Job roles this course is suitable for:

    Entrepreneurs , Business Development Leader

    About British Academy For Training & Development

    British Academy For Training & Development (BATD) is one of the leading Academies across the world in training and development solutions. Our vision has been workable, achievable and realistic, our resources to contributed to achieving it.  Our services are open to all levels of organizations and people, since we believe in enabling and enhancing knowledge and skills. We operate in different parts of the world in more than 35 countries.

    Mission
    Through our specialized work in Management, Media, PR and Information Technology, we are working to:
    - Improve organizational performance through customized training and development solutions.
    - Enhance people’s skills and their ability to embrace changing career patterns, global mobility, technological developments and new ways of working.
    - Provide organizations and individuals with unique opportunities to exchange business and management experience and knowledge on a global level.
    - Provide customized and VIP training with very flexible and comfortable services for our values costumers.

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