BIOT 5219 — The Biotechnology Enterprise
2 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOakland, CAOnlinePortland, MaineToronto, CanadaOnlineTraditional
Exposes students to the business of biotech from scientific discovery startup through its product launch and subsequent organizational and scientific pipeline growth. Topics include scientific discovery, biotech-related funding and organizational structures, regulatory and clinical trial considerations, biotech alliances, patient access, ethics and compliance, and commercialization and growth while meeting unmet patient or consumer needs in this highly regulated industry. Although the focus is on the highest regulated standards in biopharma, the course also touches upon various aspects of other biotechnology domains.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 14 | 304 | 417 | 73% | 8.1 |
| Spring 2024 | 11 | 190 | 289 | 66% | 9.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 13 | 260 | 343 | 76% | 6.4 |
| Spring 2025 | 9 | 195 | 215 | 91% | 2.2 |
| Fall 2025 | 13 | 240 | 339 | 71% | 7.6 |
| Spring 2026 | 7 | 108 | 168 | 64% | 8.6 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 10% · T 3% · W 46% · Th 3% · F 3%
Common patterns: W (46% of sections), async (31% of sections), M (10% of sections), S (3% of sections), T (3% of sections), R (3% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Odeal Jacob (11% of students) · reviews
- Madelyn Rubenstein (10% of students) · reviews
- Christina Karunaratne (9% of students) · reviews
- Neelam Sahni (9% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Madelyn Rubenstein (12% of students) · reviews
- Karim Azer (12% of students) · reviews
- Elizabeth Frey (11% of students) · reviews
- Ashish Gautam (9% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOT 5225, BIOT 5227, BIOT 5228, BIOT 7001
Courses that list BIOT 5219 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (BIOT course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOT courses · Plan it at numap.app