Programme Aims

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and conceptual frameworks

• Current trends in life science innovation
• Innovation from ‘proof of concept’ to market readiness
• Risk, regulation and governance of the bioeconomy
• Knowledge management and intellectual property in life sciences
• New business models and value systems
• Financing of life science innovation and changing commercial R&D models and strategies

Competencies and practical skills

• Analysis of trends, opportunities and challenges along the life science innovation pathway
• Facilitating entrepreneurship and thinking creatively about the future of the bioeconomy
• Creating business plans and mapping routes to market for new technologies
• Foresight and scenario-based techniques for managing risk and uncertainty associated with emerging technologies
• Negotiation and communication skills in interdisciplinary teams