Bioscience enterprise: Postgraduate education at Cambridge and Auckland

Issue  JCB, Volume 15, Number 3, 2009  From the Classroom 

Linda Allan
Joerg Kistler
Chris Lowe
Wendell Dunn
Claire McGowan
Geoff Whitcher

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5912/jcb294


Abstract:

Leading universities around the world are addressing the demand for science-business-skilled professionals with a variety of novel programmes. The University of Cambridge (the United Kingdom) and University of Auckland (New Zealand) have each developed a Master's in Bioscience Enterprise programme providing specialist business and legal skills relevant to employment in the bio-economy. The biotechnology contexts in which these programmes were developed are significantly different and are reflected in the internship choices, thesis topics and postgraduate employment opportunities. In each case, industry feedback has been excellent to date as evidenced by the increasing engagements of companies in these programmes.

Keywords:bioscience enterprise ,bioentrepreneurship ,education ,postgraduate programme ,en ,

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