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SCIENT 705 : Research Commercialisation

Postgraduate course

Project description

SCIENT705 is a required course for students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma of Bioscience Enterprise (PGDipBioEnt) and the Master of Bioscience Enterprise (MBioEnt). Students who completed SCIENT701 and SCIENT702 take this course as part of the programme. SCIENT705 occasionally attracts postgraduate exchange students with biomedical, food science, and agrotechnology backgrounds, and we welcome their international perspectives.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Describe the main stages and key challenges in research commercialisation through in-class case discussions (Capability 1 and 4) Outline why uncertainty and risk are inherent to the commercialisation process though in-class case discussions and written case analysis (Capability 1, 2 and 4) Analyse and evaluate business models (i.e. value appropriation/value capture) and related strategies used to advance the commercialisation of bioscience opportunities through in-class case discussions, presentations, and written case analysis (Capability 1, 3 and 5) Integrate different disciplinary tools and concepts to assess the feasibility of science-based opportunities through in-class case discussions and written case analysis (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 5) Outline the consequences that global research commercialisation patterns have for bioscience in Aotearoa-NZ though in-class case discussions (Capability 1, 2 and 6)