Instituto de Empresa Business School

• Offers the students the skills, abilities, and network that are necessary in order to obtain a competitive advantage in the biotechnology industry.
• Based on a network of collaborators, training activities and projects will be developed enabling participants to work and discuss issues directly with key managers and personnel.
• A methodology that focuses on real business cases discussions and analysis of specialized issues.
• Provides participants a strong foundation in the nucleus of core business disciplines, essential for the management of any business.
• Focuses on all the key issues that constitute vital success and failure factors for companies linked to the biotech sector, with courses such as Competitive Strategy in Biotechnology, Market for Biotechnology, Interaction with external stakeholders and society, Operations and R & D, Legal Environment and Regulation and Entrepreneurship, among others.

The Master in Biotechnology Management is aimed at professionals who want to enhance their opportunities within the biotechnology industry or who are coming from other industries and seeking a career change into the biotechnology sector. It is also designed for participants who are unable or unwilling to leave their place of residence and work for extended periods of time.

• Face to Face Periods
  Work on concepts and skills that require face-to-face contact with professors and fellow students. Running for two weeks each, the first and last periods take place in Madrid, with the second in Boston, USA.
• Online Periods
  The virtual campus is the fundamental point of reference for the online activities that form a communication platform for group work and for the online sessions hosted by professors. Students participate in online forums with easy access to the comments, opinions and experiences of professors and fellow students. These online forums will be active 24 hours a day, allowing convenient time management and facilitating active participation.

The online format allows students from anywhere in the world and with any working timetable or travelling requirements to attend the Master in Biotechnology Management. Based on the case method, it allows the participant to adopt a proactive attitude, thanks to a highly motivating methodology that ensures intensive communication, enthusiasm, interest, and commitment at every stage.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university (or degree equivalent to 180 Eurocredits).
• Professional experience in any field.
• Sufficient proficiency in the English language.
• Complete application with supporting documents:
  • Application form.
  • Photocopy of Passport or ID Card.
  • One passport-sized photo (with name on the back).
  • Curriculum vitae (one page).
  • 3 essays.
  • Photocopies of diplomas and certificates.
  • Certificate of current work.
  • Application fee.
• Interview

In order to evaluate each candidature more thoroughly, the Admissions Committee may require the GMAT/GRE/ IE Admissions Test and/or the TOEFL examination.