Building Biotechnology: Starting, Managing, And Understanding Biotechnology Companies - Hardcover

Friedman, Yali

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0973467630 ISBN 13: 9780973467635

Publisher: Thinkbiotech, 2006

Synopsis

Building Biotechnology helps readers start and manage
biotechnology companies and understand the business of biotechnology. This
acclaimed book describes the convergence of scientific, political,
regulatory, and commercial factors that define the scope of biotechnology.
In addition to its popularity among business professionals and scientists
seeking to apply their skills to biotechnology, Building Biotechnology has
also been adopted as a course text in more than fifteen advanced
biotechnology programs including MBA programs at UC Irvine, Tepper, and
Schulich; the Johns Hopkins biotechnology MS/MBA program; and extension
programs at Berkeley and UC San Francisco. This second edition
significantly expands upon the foundation laid by the first, updating case
law and business models in this dynamic industry and adding significantly
more case studies, informative figures and tables.

About this title

About the Author

Yali Friedman is Chief Knowledge Officer at Washington, DC-based New Economy Strategies and holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Buffalo. He currently guest lectures for the Johns Hopkins MS/MBA program in biotechnology and has been a guest lecturer at the Tepper School of Business and University of Buffalo School of Management, teaching classes on the business of biotechnology. In supporting New Economy Strategies' activities in technology-based economic development, he has published papers on topics such as strategies to cope with a lack of management talent and capital when developing companies outside of established hubs, entrepreneurship in biotechnology, and new paradigms in regional development.Yali has a long history in biotechnology media, having created a Forbes "Best of the Web"-rated web site on the biotechnology industry at biotech.about.com for About.com, a NY Times company, and managed it since 1999. His other projects include the Student Guide to DNA Based Computers, sponsored by FUJI Television, and DrugPatentWatch.com, a pharmaceutical industry competitive intelligence service based on a business plan that was awarded second place in the Panasci Entrepreneurial Awards Competition.

From the Back Cover

As biotechnology changes paradigms in medicine, agriculture, and
industrial processes, there is a pressing need for cross-trained
individuals capable of developing new innovations and bringing them to
market. Building Biotechnology helps readers start and manage biotechnology
companies and understand the business of biotechnology. This acclaimed book
describes the convergence of scientific, political, regulatory, and
commercial factors that drive the biotechnology industry and define its
scope.
In addition to its popularity among business professionals and scientists
seeking to apply their skills to biotechnology, Building Biotechnology has
also been adopted as a course text in more than fifteen advanced
biotechnology programs including MBA programs at UC Irvine, Tepper, and
Schulich; the Johns Hopkins biotechnology MS/MBA program; and extension
programs at Berkeley and UC San Francisco.
Building Biotechnology is designed to meet the following needs:

* Many seasoned business professionals, even those within biotechnology
companies, are eager to apply their skills to biotechnology but are
challenged to understand how the industry operates.

* Many entrepreneurial scientists are eager to realize the commercial
potentials of their inventions and ideas but are unfamiliar with business
development.

* Many interested readers are frustrated by the lack of books
describing commercial aspects of biotechnology.
This second edition significantly expands upon the foundation laid by the
first, updating case law and business models in this dynamic industry and
adding significantly more case studies, informative figures and tables.
Most importantly, Building Biotechnology enables seasoned business
professionals and entrepreneurial scientists alike to understand the
drivers of biotechnology businesses and apply their established skills for
commercial success.
Informative, clear, and highly accessible, Building Biotechnology is
required reading for anyone seeking to capitalize on the expanding
influence of biotechnology.

From the Inside Flap

Great opportunities await those who have the technology, skills, and perseverance to bring new biotechnology products to market. Building Biotechnology helps readers start and manage biotechnology companies and understand the business of biotechnology. This acclaimed book describes the convergence of scientific, political, regulatory, and commercial factors that define the scope of biotechnology. In addition to its popularity among business professionals and scientists seeking to apply their skills to biotechnology, Building Biotechnology has also been adopted as a course text in more than fifteen advanced biotechnology programs including MBA programs at UC Irvine, Tepper, and Schulich; the Johns Hopkins biotechnology MS/MBA program; and extension programs at Berkeley and UC San Francisco. This second edition significantly expands upon the foundation laid by the first, updating case law and business models in this dynamic industry and adding significantly more case studies, informative figures and tables. Most importantly, Building Biotechnology enables seasoned business professionals and entrepreneurial scientists alike to understand the drivers of biotechnology businesses and apply their established skills for commercial success.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thinkbiotech
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0973467630
• ISBN 13: 9780973467635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 306