BBT064 Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology Syllabus — AKTU 2024-25

Pre-requisites: Elementary Knowledge of

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours

Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

Entrepreneur - Meaning of Entrepreneur, Evolution of the Concept, Functions of an Entrepreneur, Types of Entrepreneur, Development of Entrepreneurship steps in entrepreneurial process, Biotech Entrepreneurship in India, Identification of Business Opportunities, Qualities, skills and attributes that successful biotech entrepreneurs possess. Case studies of successful and unsuccessful bio-entrepreneurs

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Business development in biotechnology - Factors affecting biotech business: (finance, infrastructure, equipment, manpower , resources , project location, end product, quality issues, etc.) Basic principles and practices of management - Definition, concepts and application; Organization types, coordination, control and decision making in management

Unit3

Unit 3: Core concept of Market

8 hrs

Identification and evaluation of market potential of various bioentrepreneur sectors. Marketing, Marketing research-concept and techniques, Considerations in establishment of biotechnological start-up - Different models of biotechnological start-ups .The budget for a biotechnological start-up company. Seed capital raising for a biotechnological startup company

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Role of government and schemes, financial institutions in fostering Bio-entrepreneurship, Skills in bio-entrepreneurship-Personality and attitude, Organizational behavior, Leadership, Principles of effective communication Body language, public speaking, presentations, business proposal writing.

Unit5

Unit 5: Biotechnology

8 hrs

emerging industries with examples from Transgenic, Environmental biotechnology, New drug development, DNA chip technology, Stem cell research, Tissue engineering. Contract Research Organization, marketing consultancy, bio-learning module. Ethics and IPR in biotech-Industries - Fundamentals of ethics in business, Ethical dilemmas in biotech industry, IPR- Introduction, Forms of IPR. B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 3rd Year Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 3rd Year Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Course Objectives5 points

To introduce entrepreneurship opportunities in biotechnology
To learn concepts of entrepreneurs, business development strategies, market
To understand role of government schemes in development of Bio-entrepreneurship
To discuss emerging biotechnology based industries related to drug development, transgenics, environmental biotechnology
To understand ethics and IPR in biotech industries

Course Outcomes (COs)6 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

CO1Understand the importance of Bio-entrepreneurship and its scope.
CO2Learn about important factors affecting biotech business.
CO3Understand the important aspects of establishing bio-industries.
CO4Learn about different policies by the Government. They will also come to learn about different schemes for setting up biotech industries.
CO5Learn fundamental aspects of Intellectual property Rights to students who are going to play a major role in development and management of innovative projects in industries.
CO6Pave the way for the students to catch up Bio-entrepreneurship as a career option

Reference Book

S. No.

Books

Year of Publication/ Reprint
Biotechnology 1st Edition. Starting, Managing, and Leading Biotech Companies. Craig Shimasaki. Academic Press. 2014
Introduction to Biotech Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Business: A European Perspective. Matei, Florentina, Zirra, Daniela (Eds.). Springer nature publication. 2019 B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 3rd Year Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow
Biotechnology Entrepreneurship from Science to Solution Start-Up, Company Formation and Organization, Team, Intellectual Property, Financing, Part 1st Edition. Michael L. Salgaller. Logos Press. 2010
How to Start a Biotech Company. Sourish Saha et.al., Independently published. 2019

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 47, 48, 49, 50 of the original AKTU PDF.

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