MSc in Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship

By combining courses in advanced biology/biotechnology with business tools and methods, you will learn what is required to translate scientific research and patents into innovative products and viable business opportunities. The teaching draws on industry experts, high quality academic faculty, real life cases, insight into bio ventures, and includes a three-month internship in one of Denmark’s leading life-science companies.

About the programme

MSc in Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship, BIO, is a full-time two year programme. The programme offers Denmark's first university degree and academic courses bridging business and biotech. BIO is a cooperation between Copenhagen Business School (CBS), The Technical University of Denmark (DTU Systems Biology) and University of Copenhagen (KU) and leading life science firms in Denmark.

BIO is a platform for collaboration on biobusiness teaching, involving CBS in partnership with the Danish Technical University, and University of Copenhagen. Partnerships also include leading life science firms in Denmark, Scandinavia and the Nanyang Technical University in Singapore. The master in bioentrepreneurship enrolls students with a life-science background. Business students can enroll into courses as single electives, or combined into a minor in Bioentrepreneurship.

Cross disciplinary skills and real- life projects
The mix of life science and business students in BIO classes gives you an opportunity to build cross disciplinary skills and networks.
Developed in close cooperation with industry, the BIO programme gives you a unique opportunity to apply your skills to actual business challenges in real-life entrepreneurship projects, and in the business activities of leading life science firms. You may develop these skills when conducting both curricular activities and extra-curricular activities. The extracurricular activities are currently being supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Transform research to business
The life science industry is a key driver in the Danish economy and more globally. To maintain momentum, the sector needs innovation and entrepreneurship to build new firms and to create new business in existing firms. In life-science, the steps of transforming research into business are complicated. To handle this transformation, you must both understand the science behind new developments, and also master methods and tools in finance, marketing, intellectual property right, business model design and much more. The integration of life-science and business skills is highly useful for life-science firms, and for this reason, Denmark’s leading companies have played a main role in starting and shaping BIO.

 

 Course overview

1st semester

2nd semester

3rd semester

4th semester

Courses*

30 ECTS

 

 

 

 

 

Courses*

30 ECTS

 

 

 

 

 

5th quarter 6th quarter

Master's Thesis
(30 ECTS)

 

 

 

 

 

Finance and
Accounting
in BioBusiness
(7,5 ECTS)
Innovation
Challenges
in BioBusiness
(7.5 ECTS)
Biomarkets
(7.5 ECTS)
BioEntrepreneurship
(7.5 ECTS)

*You can find an overview of the 1st year and course descriptions in the programme regulations for MSc in Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship. 

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