PHA.06115.01 - F-InBT: Agro- and Economical Aspects of biotechnology (Complete module description)

PHA.06115.01 - F-InBT: Agro- and Economical Aspects of biotechnology (Complete module description)

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PHA.06115.01 5 CP
Module label F-InBT: Agro- and Economical Aspects of biotechnology
Module code PHA.06115.01
Semester of first implementation
Faculty/Institute Institut für Pharmazie
Module used in courses of study / semesters
  • Pharmaceutical and Industrial Biotechnology (MA120 LP) (Master) > Pharmazie PharmacIndusBiotech.MA120, Version of accreditation valid from WS 2019/20 > Spezialisierung Industrial Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceutical and Industrial Biotechnology (MA120 LP) (Master) > Pharmazie PharmacIndusBiotech.MA120, Version of accreditation (WS 2015/16 - SoSe 2023) > Spezialisierung Industrial Biotechnology
Responsible person for this module
Further responsible persons
R. Szczesny
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module
  • Knowledge on the importance of different crops as renewable resources
  • Specific agronomic and husbandry for major crops in relation to the use as a renewable resource
  • Practical examples of full value chains in renewable resource production based on crops
  • Knowledge of the basic concepts of
a) Strategic & business planning (corporate, marketing, financial, R&D)
b) value assessment of developmental projects and intellectual properties with simple standard methods (NPV, double-sided NPV, benchmarking etc)
c) portfolio strategy
d) structuring cooperation agreements
e) patent assessment and trading intellectual properties (licensing)
f) alliances and joint ventures
  • Drafting and evaluation of different forms of cooperation agreements
  • Calculating value of a particular product in development
  • Understanding and drafting a commercial term sheet for licensing of a particular product from a development to a distributor company
  • Drafting a business plan
Module contents
Course F-InBT.1: Agronomic aspects of renewable resources
  • Breeding for industrial crops
  • Crop rotations with industrial crops
  • Tillage for industrial crops
  • Fertilization for industrial uses
  • Environmental effects of industrial crops
Course F-InBT.2: Economical and marketing aspects, patents and licensing
  • Strategic planning
  • Business Plan
  • Value assessment
  • Important legal issues for structuring different cooperation agreements
  • Evaluation of Intellectual Properties
  • Trading with Intellectual Properties
  • Exercise Course based on a case study
Forms of instruction Seminar (2 SWS)
Seminar (2 SWS)
Course
Languages of instruction German, English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester Semester
Module frequency jedes Sommersemester
Module capacity unrestricted
Time of examination
Credit points 5 CP
Share on module final degree Course 1: %; Course 2: %; Course 3: %.
Share of module grade on the course of study's final grade 1
Module course label Course type Course title SWS Workload of compulsory attendance Workload of preparation / homework etc Workload of independent learning Workload (examination and preparation) Sum workload
Course 1 Seminar Project seminar 2 0
Course 2 Seminar Project seminar 2 0
Course 3 Course Private study 0
Workload by module 150 150
Total module workload 150
Examination Exam prerequisites Type of examination
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Final exam of module
Klausur
Exam repetition information
Prerequisites and conditions Prerequisites Frequency Compulsory attendance Share on module grade in percent
Course 1 Summer semester No %
Course 2 Summer semester No %
Course 3 Summer semester No %