MIT Sloan School of Management Course Description

Strategic Decision Making in the Biomedical Business

Subject: Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Description: Key strategic decisions faced by managers, investors and scientists at each stage in the value chain of the life science industry. Aims to develop students' ability to understand and effectively assess these strategic challenges. Focus on the biotech sector, with additional examples from the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. Case studies, analytical models and detailed quantitative analysis. Intended for students interested in building a life science company or working in the sector as a manager, consultant, analyst or investor. Provides analytical background to the industry for biological and biomedical scientists, engineers and physicians with an interest in understanding the commercial dynamics of the life sciences or the commercial potential of their research.

Course #: 15.363

Professor(s) who recently taught this course:
Fiona Murray