Orientatie op master Sciene Based Business (Discovery Life Science Companies), 2008-2009 - Studiegids

Many Life Science companies have started with a brilliant idea of a scientist or with a discovery in a university research lab. Eventually, this will lead to new therapies and medicines, new and healthier foods and new, sustainable products, and new and improved production methods. Life Science research has an enormous socio-economic impact, improving the quality of life by providing new insight into, for example, the medical, nutritional and agricultural sciences. Science however will not produce products so life science companies and business are crucial to benefit from this science. This course will focus on the business perspective on science.

This course consists of 2 parts. In the first part we will explore the findings that form the basis of life science companies in Leiden and find out how these findings were important in the development of the company, in the second part we will explore the commercial possibilities for findings from the LUMC/University. This course gives the opportunity to find out more about the master track SBB and will learn how potential for valorization of scientific findings can be assessed.

Coordinator

Harmen Jousma, Grada Degenaars & Paula van Rossum<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" /?>

Onderwijsvormen

General.
The assignments will be done in teams of 3-4 students. One of the students will be team captain for one week and is responsible for planning and gives the presentation at the end of the week. Team captaincy will rotate so every student will be team captain once and give a presentation during the whole course.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" /?>

Part I

In the Bioscience Park in Leiden there are a lot of companies in the life sciences. The purpose of this assignment is to discover the science at the heart of 5 Leiden Life Sciences companies and how this science has been and is being developed into products on the market or in the pipeline. This is done by finding and studying relevant information, e.g. company reports, patents, and scientific publications and by interviewing key persons in the company. The student will make a report about their findings and give a presentation in which the science, product, product development and company development are central.

Part II

The second part will be direct to assessing the potential for generating (commercial) medical and other applications based on research findings and future research perspectives of one of the research groups of the LUMC. You are to concentrate on the following: 1) market readiness: potential products/services and markets; 2) technology readiness: what will it take to develop these products/services; 3) competitive situation. The student will again make a report and give a presentation for this assignment.

Inschrijving

registration: http://www.sbb.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=132&c=217 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" /?>