As an authoritative guide to biotechnology enterprise and entrepreneurship, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Management supports the international community in training the biotechnology leaders of tomorrow. Outlining fundamental concepts vital to graduate students and practitioners entering the biotech industry in management or in any entrepreneurial capacity, Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Management provides tested strategies and hard-won lessons from a leading board of educators and practitioners. It provides a 'how-to' for individuals training at any level for the biotech industry, from macro to micro. Coverage ranges from the initial challenge of translating a technology idea into a working business case, through securing angel investment, and in managing all aspects of the result: business valuation, business development, partnering, biological manufacturing, FDA approvals and regulatory requirements. An engaging and user-friendly style is complemented by diverse diagrams, graphics and business flow charts with decision trees to support effective management and decision making.

Author Biography

Dr. Craig Shimasaki is a scientist, businessperson, and serial entrepreneur, with over 35 years of biotechnology industry experience starting his career at Genentech in South San Francisco, California. He cofounded nine life science companies and participated in taking five public in the US and Canadian stock exchanges. He is an inventor on multiple biotech patents and is currently the CEO of Moleculera Labs and BioSource Consulting. He teaches biotechnology entrepreneurship at the University of Oklahoma, United States, as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Price School of Business. His passion is to train and equip entrepreneurial leaders to successfully translate basic discoveries into needed products and services for unmet medical needs.