The Science and Business of Biotechnology

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160 h
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  • Intermediate Level

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Syllabus

* Week 0:** Intro to the Science of Biotech and Healthcare Finance

  • Week 1: Therapeutic Recombinant Proteins; Present Value

* Week 2:** AAV Vectors & In Vivo Gene Therapy; Capital Budgeting

* Week 3:** Ex Vivo Gene Therapy; Stocks and Bonds

* Week 4:** Nucleic Acid Therapies; The CAPM & Diversification

* Week 5:** Gene Editing; Options

* Week 6:** Clinical Trials

  • Week 7: Antibody Generation; Venture Capital & New Business Models

* Week 8:** Monoclonal Antibodies; Securitization

* Week 9:** Cancer Immunotherapeutic; Healthcare Analytics

* Week 10:** New Cell Therapies; Pricing, Value & Ethics

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Andrew W. Lo
Professor,
MIT Sloan School of Management

Harvey F. Lodish
Professor of Biology and Professor of Biological Engineering, M.I.T. Founding Member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Zied Ben Chaouch
TA and PhD Student, Laboratory for Financial Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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