Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Starting, Managing, and Leading Biotech Companies

As an authoritative guide to biotechnology enterprise and entrepreneurship, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Management supports the international community in training the biotechnology leaders of tomorrow. Outlining fundamental concepts vital to graduate students and practitioners entering the biotech industry in management or in any entrepreneurial capacity, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Management provides tested strategies and hard-won lessons from a leading board of educators and practitioners. It provides a 'how-to' for individuals training at any level for the biotech industry, from macro to micro. Coverage ranges from the initial challenge of translating a technology idea into a working business case, through securing angel investment, and in managing all aspects of the result: business valuation, business development, partnering, biological manufacturing, FDA approvals and regulatory requirements. An engaging and user-friendly style is complemented by diverse diagrams, graphics and business flow charts with decision trees to support effective management and decision making. Provides tested strategies and lessons in an engaging and user-friendly style supplemented by tailored pedagogy, training tips and overview sidebarsCase studies are interspersed throughout each chapter to support key concepts and best practices.Enhanced by use of numerous detailed graphics, tables and flow charts INDICE: 1. What is Biotechnology Entrepreneurship? 2. Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship 3. What are the Characteristics of Successful Biotech Entrepreneurs 4. Overview of the Global Biotechnology Industry 5. Technology Innovation: A Solution Seeking a Problem to Solve 6. Fundamentals of Building a Business vs. Managing a Product 7. What is the Product's Value Proposition? 8. Licensing Technology and Pitfalls 9. Intellectual Property Protection Strategies 10. Biotech Products and Their Customers: Patient, Physician and Payor 11. Source of Capital for Biotechnology Companies 12. Market Strategies 13. Product Development 14. Building Financial Models 15. Strategies for Human Clinical Trial Testing 16. Regulatory Approval for Biotechnology Products 17. Biomanufacturing and Downstream Processing 18. IT, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics in Biotech Products 19. Company Growth Stages 20. Finding and Motivating Your Team 21. The Pitch: Investor, Partner 22. Why Partnerships? 23. Ethical and Societal Issues for Biotechnology

• ISBN: 978-0-12-404730-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 512
• Fecha Publicación: 12/04/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés