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The Science and Business of Biotechnology

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Length
16 weeks
Price
49 USD
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Length
16 weeks
Price
49 USD
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Self-paced Online
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Course description

The Science and Business of Biotechnology

This course focuses on early-stage biotechnology companies, with particular emphasis on understanding the underlying science, technology, and disease targets—together with the application of novel business structures and financing methods—to facilitate drug discovery, clinical development, and greater patient access to new therapies.

Current research is enhancing our understanding of the genetic, molecular, and cellular bases of many human diseases, and is leading to many new types of biotherapeutics that we will cover in this course, including recombinant therapeutic proteins; monoclonal antibodies and antibody drug conjugates; cancer immunotherapies, replacement cells and genetically engineered cells; and nucleic acid and gene therapies. Translating these discoveries into drugs and diagnostics increasingly requires the establishment of for-profit companies, but funding for early-stage development of novel therapies is becoming scarcer, especially for therapeutics for “rare” diseases that affect small populations. The dearth of funding for early-stage biotherapeutics companies in the so-called “Valley of Death” can be attributed to several factors, but a common thread is increasing financial risks in the biopharma industry and greater uncertainty surrounding the scientific, medical, economic, political, and academic environments within the biomedical ecosystem. Increasing risk and uncertainty inevitably leads to an outflow of capital as investors and other stakeholders seek more attractive opportunities in other industries.

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  • Self-paced Online
  • Online
  • English

Who should attend?

Prerequisites

None

Training content

  • Week 0: Intro to the Science of Biotech and Healthcare Finance
  • Week 1: Therapeutic Recombinant Proteins; Present Value
  • Week 2: AAV Vectors & In Vivo Gene Therapy; Capital Budgeting
  • Week 3: Ex Vivo Gene Therapy; Stocks and Bonds
  • Week 4: Nucleic Acid Therapies; The CAPM & Diversification
  • Week 5: Gene Editing; Options
  • Week 6: Clinical Trials
  • Week 7: Antibody Generation; Venture Capital & New Business Models
  • Week 8: Monoclonal Antibodies; Securitization
  • Week 9: Cancer Immunotherapeutic; Healthcare Analytics
  • Week 10: New Cell Therapies; Pricing, Value & Ethics

Course delivery details

This course is offered through Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a partner institute of EdX.

10-12 hours per week

Costs

  • Verified Track -$49
  • Audit Track - Free

Certification / Credits

What you'll learn

  • Basic financial analysis for the life-sciences professional
  • The historical financial risks and returns of the biopharma industry
  • Capital budgeting for pharmaceutical companies
  • Drug development and clinical trials
  • The mechanics of biotech startup financing
  • Biomedical megafunds and drug royalty investment companies
  • Healthcare analytics and machine learning
  • Pricing, value, and ethics

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