Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship
Objectives
Objectives of the course:
● deepen knowledge in specific topics of entrepreneurship in biotechnology;
● expose students to issues related to technology transfer from the laboratory to the market;
● introduce knowledge related to the evaluation of business projects;
● develop written and oral skills.
General characterization
Code
10829
Credits
3.0
Responsible teacher
Fernanda Antonia Josefa Llussá
Hours
Weekly - 2
Total - 40
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Entrepreneurship course attendance.
Bibliography
Recommended:
Lages, Luís Filipe (2016), “Value Creation Wheel: Innovation, Technology, Business and Society”, Journal of Business Research, Volume 69, Issue 11, November 2016, Pages 4849-4855
Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y. (2010). “Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers and Challengers”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Ed.
Teaching method
Presentation and discussion classes, seminars and exercises.
Evaluation method
Assessment:
a) Continuous assessment
Short-reports and class participation: weight of 40% in the final grade.
In groups of two students this consists of class participation and delivery of short-reports at the end of a few sessions.
Only the grade of the four best short reports will be considered for evaluation. These may be notes eventually supplemented with material from the internet delivered on paper or sent by e-mail at the end of the class.
Individual Test: weight of 60% in the final grade where the main concepts will be evaluated.
b) Final Exam
With a weight of 100% in the final grade, it covers all the given material. Eventually, students who have done continuous assessment may improve the individual component of the test with a weight of 60% in the final grade in the final exam.
Subject matter
UC Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship has the following program:
● Week 1
7th of March – Presentation of the functioning of the UC. Relevance of teaching Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology. Formation of Groups.
March 8 – Introduction of the subject: “Creating, Capturing and Delivering Value from a Technology”
● Week 2
March 14 – Testimonials from Entrepreneurs in Biotechnology
9:00 am – 9:30 am – Paula Videira, Co-Founder, CellmAbs
9:30 am – 10:00 am – Alexandre Paiva, CEO, Des Solutio
10h00-11h00 – 1st Mini-report
1st Mini-report: Testimonies of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology.
March 15 – From technology to market: Value Creation Wheel
9:30-10:00 – Orfeu Flores, CEO, STABVIDA (continued testimony of an entrepreneur in the biotechnology area).
10h00-10h30 – Value Creation Wheel
10:30-11:00 – Electronic nose - Investigators Carina Esteves and Susana Palma
11:00-11:30 – 2nd Mini-report
2nd Mini-report: What is the best market application for the presented technology?
● Week 3 – Assessment of Business Projects I
March 21 – Accounting
3rd Mini-report: Resolution of accounting exercises
March 22nd – Financial Calculation and Project Evaluation.
4th Mini-report: Resolution of Financial Calculation and Project Evaluation exercises
● Week 4 – Assessment of Business Projects II
March 28 – Evaluation of a start-up - Free Cash Flow
5th Mini-report: Biotec Start-up (excel sheet to be delivered by each group at the end of the class)
March 29 – Ethics in Biotechnology
6th Mini-report: Ethics in Biotechnology
● Week 5 – Intellectual Property
April 4 – Intellectual Property in Biotechnology
Dr Marta Cerejo (IRIS, FCT-UNL)
April 5 – Patent Search
Dr Marta Cerejo and/or Pedro Almeida (IRIS, FCT-UNL)
7th Mini-Report: Intellectual Property
● Week 6 (April 11th & 12th) – No classes.
Classes replaced by clarification of doubts and Individual Test
● Week 7 – Regulation and Entrepreneurship
April 18 – Regulation and Entrepreneurship – Dr. Pedro Cruz, CTOO IBET
8th Mini-report: Regulation and Entrepreneurship
April 19th – No classes - Expo FCT
Tuesday, during class time (9:00 am to 11:00 am)
● Week 8 – Review and doubt clarification
April 25 – Holiday
Individual Test: May 2nd during class (9 am - 11 am)