Greetings –

I would like to point out our new Bioengineering Technical Elective BENG 590-001 Biotechnology Commercialization for Spring 2018.

This class is taught by 3 instructors, main instructor Dr. Laurence Bray, co-instructor Dr. Mahesh Shenai (INOVA) and Dr. Derek Horstmeyer (School of Business). The course is cross listed with MGMT 491 and will  train students to become professionals by understanding science and developing skills in the complexities of biotechnology commercialization. This new course brings together a strong science foundation with biotechnology enterprise and entrepreneurship, providing a unique educational venue for bioengineering and business students to better understand the entire biotechnology enterprise and issues unique to the industry.

Course Topics:

Classroom and practical experiences will be delivered via lectures and case studies that focus on: [1] Biotechnologies, [2] Market Analysis [3] Intellectual Property, [4] Business Plan, and [5] Investment Pitch.

This course doesn’t have any prerequisites

If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to ask me.

Claudia Borke

Academic Advisor

Volgenau School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

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