BCMB 408: Entrepreneurship for Innovation In Biosciences

General Principles of Entrepreneurship: Nature and Importance; The Individual Entrepreneur; Technology Entrepreneurism; Characteristics of Successful Technology Based Businesses; Technical Risk Assessment; Alternative Technology Assessment; Entrepreneurial Process; Entrepreneurial Decision Making; Creativity and the Business Idea; Product Planning and Development System; Resource Needs; Alternative Financing Models; Intellectual Property Protection; Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright in Technology Venturing; Preparing for Venture Launch; Managing Growth and Expansion.
Innovation in Biosciences: Medicine (Diagnosis, Therapeutics, etc); Food & Agriculture (Quality, Safety, Production Efficiency and Processing); Environment (Remediation, Conservation and Restoration); Value added Natural Products;