Commercialization of Biotechnology Products

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Process of developing a drug: from bench to a product including Product Life Cycle Management and tools • In vitro activity • In vivo activity • Pharmacokinetics (ADME) and toxicity • Pre-clinical trial • Clinical trial phase I, II and III • Cost estimation of each stage Importance of patents in biotechnology • Different kinds of patents: Utility, Design, Plant, or ProvisionalPatent. • Writing Descriptions, Claims, or Abstracts for a patent application • Brief introduction to the US Patents and Trademark Office, World Intellectual Property Organization (wIPO)and State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China Business plan • Purpose of a business plan. • Different components of a business plan • Writing your own business to raise funding for a start-up biotech company -- 1 of 3 -- 2

目标

To learn the process of commercialization of biotechnologyproducts. To get familiar with the process of drug development and patent application/maintenance. To learn writing a business plan with professional format.

先修要求

/ Co-requisite/ Exclusion NIL

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lecture, Tutorial, Mini-Project: preparation and presentation of a business plan, Presentation: identification of different components of areal-life patent