Management Strategies in Biotechnology

This course, taken the second semester, goes in depth into the numerous strategies in biotechnology. Significant differences in the strategies of small companies versus large companies, and device companies versus drug companies will be discussed with ample use of biotechnology case studies. At the end of this course, the successful student will: Understand the process of managerial decision making in the pharma/biotech industry Understand the basic principles of Decision Science, the application of quantitative analysis (modeling) to inform managerial decision making Gain exposure to basic frameworks and tools used by management consultants to define strategic options Preference is given to students in the Biotech Master's Program and The Therapeutic Science PhD Program.