Biotechnology Entrepreneurship

Section I: Biotechnology Entrepreneurship  1. Unleashing the Promise of Biotechnology to Help Heal, Fuel, and Feed the World 2. A Biotechnology Entrepreneur's Story: Advice to Future Entrepreneurs 3. The Biotechnology Industry: An Engine of Innovation 4. What is Biotechnology Entrepreneurship? 5. Five Essential Elements for Growing Biotechnology Clusters

Section II: The Human Capital 6. Characteristics of Successful Biotechnology Leaders 7. Building, Managing, and Motivating Great Teams 8. Building Human Relationship Networks

Section III: The Technology 9. Understanding Biotechnology Product Sectors 10. Technology Opportunities: Evaluating the Idea 11. Commercialization of Bioagricultural Products 12. Understanding Biotechnology Business Models and Managing Risk

Section IV: The Emerging-Stage Biotechnology Company 13. Company Formation, Ownership Structure, and Securities Issues 14. Licensing the Technology: Biotechnology Commercialization Strategies Using University and Federal Labs 15. Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Biotechnology Innovations

Section V: Biotechnology Market Development 16. Biotechnology Products and Their Customers: Developing a Successful Market Strategy 17. Biotechnology Product Coverage, Coding, and Reimbursement Strategies 18. Getting the Word Out: Using Public Relations Strategies to Support Biotechnology Business Goals

Section VI: The Financial Capital 19. Sources of Capital and Investor Motivations 20. Securing Angel Capital and Understanding How Angel Networks Operate 21. Understanding and Securing Venture Capital 22. Your Business Plan and Presentation: Articulating Your Journey to Commercialization

Section VII: Biotechnology Product Development 23. Therapeutic Drug Development and Human Clinical Trials 24. Development and Commercialization of In Vitro Diagnostics: Applications for Companion Diagnostics 25.

Shimasaki, Craig
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.