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

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231430441773%8.1
Spring 20241119028966%9.0
Fall 20241326034376%6.4
Spring 2025919521591%2.2
Fall 20251324033971%7.6
Spring 2026710816864%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

Spring

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

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