Biotech companies are transforming the world, but launching a biotech startup comes with unique challenges—protecting intellectual property, securing funding, and building a strong team.
This course empowers you with the knowledge and confidence to tackle these issues. You’ll learn how to build a high-performing team, manage finances effectively, ensure your venture is aligned with the market, protect your intellectual property, and navigate legal and regulatory hurdles.
Offered by the Technical University of Munich, one of Europe’s leading research and innovation hubs, the course combines academic expertise with practical insights from industry experts, patent attorneys, and entrepreneurs who share their real-world advice and experiences, giving you the tools to successfully bring your biotech innovation to life.
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4个视频3篇阅读材料
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4个视频•总计12分钟
Welcome•6分钟
Introduction to the Technical University of Munich •3分钟
The Journey from Lab to Market•2分钟
Expert Input: Why Start a Biotech Venture?•1分钟
3篇阅读材料•总计30分钟
Course Set-Up and Grading•10分钟
Support & Discussion Guidelines•10分钟
Meet & Greet•10分钟
Building Your Team
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This module covered how to build a strong founding team, shape company culture, attract investors, hire early employees, and involve external advisors from the start.
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12个视频12篇阅读材料4个作业1次同伴评审
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12个视频•总计65分钟
Human Capital Resources•6分钟
Building Your Team•13分钟
Investor Input: Advice on What Makes a Good Startup Team (Dr. Sascha Berger)•4分钟
Founder Input: How to Build a Successful Team (Dr. Sylvia Wojczewski)•5分钟
Founder Input: Life as an Entrepreneur•3分钟
Recruiting Your (First) Employees•6分钟
Leadership•6分钟
Motivational Factors•6分钟
Expert Input: Avoiding Team Conflicts•2分钟
Networking•4分钟
Start-Up Boards•8分钟
Founder Input: Partnering as a Biotech Venture•2分钟
12篇阅读材料•总计113分钟
Building Your Team•2分钟
Team Roles•10分钟
Founder Identities•15分钟
Entrepreneurial Motivation Quiz (optional)•5分钟
Leadership Styles•10分钟
Employee Stock Options•10分钟
Objectives & Key Results•10分钟
Strategic Partnerships•15分钟
Initiating a Partnership•10分钟
Module Wrap-Up•15分钟
Module Resources: Get the Slides•10分钟
Graded Assessment Announcement•1分钟
4个作业•总计85分钟
Graded Assessment •45分钟
Practice Quiz•10分钟
Practice Quiz•15分钟
Practice Quiz•15分钟
1次同伴评审•总计60分钟
Exercise: Networking Using LinkedIn•60分钟
Understanding Finance & Accounting
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8个视频9篇阅读材料6个作业
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8个视频•总计37分钟
Financial vs. Management Accounting•3分钟
Balance Sheet•4分钟
Cash Management•6分钟
Profit & Loss•5分钟
Intro Start-Up Financing•7分钟
The Investment Process•4分钟
Investor Input: Challenges of Biotech Financing•1分钟
Successful Exit•5分钟
9篇阅读材料•总计81分钟
Module Overview•5分钟
Cash Flow Statement: An Example•10分钟
Profit & Loss Statement: An Example•10分钟
Interrelations: CF, BS, P&L•10分钟
Sources of Funding•5分钟
Exit Options•15分钟
Wrap-Up the Module •15分钟
Module Resources: Get the Slides•10分钟
Graded Assessment Announcement•1分钟
6个作业•总计90分钟
Graded Assessment•30分钟
Cash Flow Statement•15分钟
Practice Quiz•10分钟
Exercise: Profit & Loss Statement•15分钟
Practice Quiz•10分钟
Practice Quiz•10分钟
Defining Your Market Strategy
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9个视频12篇阅读材料4个作业1次同伴评审
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9个视频•总计41分钟
Market Orientation•5分钟
Segmentation - Targeting - Positioning•4分钟
Business Development, Marketing, or Sales•4分钟
Product Management Strategies•5分钟
Pricing•4分钟
Distribution Channels•5分钟
Communications•6分钟
Licence Marketing•5分钟
Science Communication•4分钟
12篇阅读材料•总计93分钟
Module Overview•2分钟
A Technology Solution in Search of a Problem•5分钟
Biotech Product Sectors•20分钟
Introduction to Marketing•5分钟
Product Policy•3分钟
Pricing Strategies•15分钟
Market Access for Pharmaceuticals (optional)•5分钟
Green Biotechnology: The Case of Phytowelt (optional)•8分钟
In- and Outbound Communication Measures•9分钟
Module Wrap-Up•10分钟
Module Resources: Get the Slides•10分钟
Graded Assessment Announcement•1分钟
4个作业•总计87分钟
Graded Assessment •45分钟
Practice Quiz•15分钟
Practice Quiz•15分钟
Practice Quiz•12分钟
1次同伴评审•总计90分钟
Exercise: S-T-P•90分钟
Protecting Your Intellectual Property
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12个视频13篇阅读材料4个作业1次同伴评审
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12个视频•总计103分钟
Finding Support in Legal Matters•2分钟
Patentability Criteria•12分钟
IP Protection in the Daily Life as Researcher•5分钟
Founder Input: The Strategic Role of IP•4分钟
IP Strategy•15分钟
Overview of Patenting Process•11分钟
Freedom to Operate•13分钟
Patent Application•13分钟
Example of a Patent (Documentation)•12分钟
Technology Transfer•7分钟
Licensing Deals•6分钟
Expert Input: Negotiating with TT Offices•3分钟
13篇阅读材料•总计92分钟
Module Overview•1分钟
Introducing our IP Experts•1分钟
Types of IP Protection•10分钟
Inventor Remuneration•5分钟
Record of Invention•15分钟
Example Record of Invention•10分钟
Enforcing & Challenging Patents•15分钟
The Technology Transfer Process•5分钟
Licensing Deal | An Example•3分钟
Managing the Licensing Process•8分钟
Module Wrap-Up•8分钟
Module Resources: Get the Slides•10分钟
Graded Assessment Announcement•1分钟
4个作业•总计90分钟
Graded Assessment •45分钟
Practice Quiz•20分钟
Practice Quiz•15分钟
Practice Quiz•10分钟
1次同伴评审•总计60分钟
Exercise: Licensing Deal•60分钟
Navigating the Legal Landscape
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6个视频12篇阅读材料5个作业
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6个视频•总计26分钟
Company Formation•2分钟
Founders Agreement & Equity Split•6分钟
Founder Input: Founding as a Team•3分钟
Overview Contracts & Agreements
Page Actions•6分钟
Overview Biotech Regulation•4分钟
Sustainability and Social Responsibility as Success Factors•4分钟
12篇阅读材料•总计81分钟
Module Overview•1分钟
Legal Entities•7分钟
Articles of Association & By-Laws•2分钟
Regulated Products in the Medical Field (optional)•10分钟
Regulatory Agencies for Medical Products (optional)•10分钟
Regulatory Requirements for Food-Related Products (optional)•5分钟
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