The biohealthcare industry currently forms a huge market with a wide range of fields and spreads across academic, industry and public sectors.
This lecture course provides the overview of the biohealthcare industry, facilitates discussion on the perspective of strategic planning, R&D and management of related technology elements, and encourages practical learning from representative business cases.
This lecture series aims to provide the overview of biohealthcare industry for corrective understanding of industry structure and dynamics, issues and persiectives.
✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
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This lecture series is conducted by a scholarly practitioner with expertise in research and development, management consulting and venture capital business in the fields of biotechnology and healthcare. |
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and medical products, regenerative medicine, industry structure, corporate management, ecosystem.
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Each industry topic has two classes. The part 1 provides the overview and dynamics of the industry of topic to nurture basic understanding and to discuss current issues and perspectives. The part 2 consists of a case study on firms of interest or a guest lecture by industry experts to discuss implications from the MOT and innovation management viewpoints.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | None |
Class 2 | Health ICT: part 1 | The overview and dynamics of the industry |
Class 3 | Health ICT: part 2 | Cases studies of the industry |
Class 4 | Medical system: part 1 | The overview and dynamics of the industry |
Class 5 | Medical system: part 2 | Cases studies of the industry |
Class 6 | Health promotion and preventive medicine: part 1 | The overview and dynamics of the industry |
Class 7 | Health promotion and preventive medicine: part 2 | Cases studies of the industry |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
To be circulated via OCW-I before each class.
To be provided in every class.
Physical attendance, proactive participation in the lectures and the performance of case study practices are considered. Details are to be informed of in the first lecture.
Not required, but taking 'Biomedical Technology and Social System I' (TIM.C514) is desired.
This lecture plan is a model case. Please check the lecture schedule of each academic year.