BioTech Entrepreneurship

This course is intended for motivated master students and doctoral students in economics and natural sciences who are interested in entrepreneurship and have start-up ambitions. It offers the opportunity to combine start-up activities with studies and to gain first experiences in the field of entrepreneurship, thanks to the DTE study concept "Road to Start-Up".

The fields of biotechnology, material science and pharma are catalysators for technology progress, which are merging more and more with innovations such as mRNA-based vaccines, biology inspired surfaces on cars, which reject dirt particles or cell-based CO2 recycling. Biotechnology-focused product development include methods and tools to actively shape our society. This theory-driven and actionoriented course provides an overview of technologies, methods and tools for conceptualizing and developing products. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) explain what factors are involved in biotechnology product development and how to incorporate them into decision-making processes, (2) explain which technologies are relevant to specific processes, (3) use agile project management techniques in prototyping, and (4) use design thinking for product development.