This course develops leadership skills for biotech ventures, blending scientific innovation with business strategy. Students learn to manage interdisciplinary teams, align R&D with market/clinical needs, and make strategic decisions, using case studies from Hong Kong/mainland China’s biotech sector to drive the impact.

This course equips students with entrepreneurial skills to transform biotech opportunities into commercial ventures. Through business idea generation, market analysis, business model development, and investor pitching, students learn to navigate Hong Kong’s and mainland China’s biotech ecosystem, leveraging case studies and practical exercises to drive innovation from concept to market.

This course explores funding strategies for biotech startups, focusing on angel investors, venture capital, and government grants. Students learn to craft compelling funding proposals, negotiate terms, and manage investor relations, using Hong Kong’s and mainland China’s financial ecosystem as a backdrop for practical exercises.

This course covers strategies for commercializing biotech products, from development to market entry. Students learn to navigate regulatory pathways, develop go-to-market strategies, and build partnerships, using Hong Kong’s and GBA’s biotech ecosystem to drive successful product launches.

This course provides comprehensive training in intellectual property (IP) management within the biotechnology sector, equipping students with essential skills to protect and leverage biotech innovations. Topics include key patent drafting skills, strategies for biotech inventions, trademark and copyright protection for biological products and processes, and navigating IP disputes in Hong Kong's, Mainland China’s and US dynamic biotech ecosystem. Students will explore licensing agreements, technology transfer mechanisms, and global IP frameworks to effectively commercialize biotech IP assets.

This course provides practical training on legal aspects of daily startup operations in biotech, covering key agreements such as licensing, employment contracts, stock option plans, collaboration, investment, shareholder agreements, and IPO arrangements. Students will explore additional essential items like founder agreements, NDAs, vendor contracts, and compliance checklists at each startup stage—from inception and formation, through growth and funding, to scaling, partnerships, and exit strategies. Using Hong Kong’s, mainland China’s and US legal ecosystem as case studies, participants will gain hands-on skills to navigate risks, draft documents, and ensure smooth progression from kickstarting a venture to achieving IPO.

This course provides a strategic overview of AI applications and the investment landscape in biotechnology. Designed for future leaders, it covers evaluating AI tools for R&D, understanding the AI biotech startup ecosystem, and making informed investment and strategic decisions, leveraging Hong Kong's position as a tech and financial hub.

This course focuses on managing biotech projects, teams, and operations. Students learn to apply project management methodologies, lead teams, and optimize operational workflows, using Hong Kong’s and mainland China’s biotech industry as a practical case study.

This internship provides hands-on experience in Hong Kong’s and mainland China’s biotech industry. Students work with startups or established firms, applying entrepreneurial skills to real-world challenges, and reflecting on their professional growth in a comprehensive report. Graded P or F.

This capstone course integrates MSc(ELBT) coursework to develop a comprehensive biotech business plan. Students collaborate with biotechnology associations and biotechnology corporates in the region to commercialize innovations, create financial models, and deliver shark-tank-style investor pitches, preparing them to launch ventures in Hong Kong’s biotech ecosystem.

Management perspective of R&D process, methods for planning and organizing biotechnology ventures, basic concepts of intellectual property rights and methods and principles of marketing new technology-based products and services.

Highlights in current applications of biotechnology on the research and development of nutraceuticals and transgenic products. Scientific approaches to natural product drug discovery, TCM-based health products, and nutritional products will be discussed.

The course aims to introduce the various regulatory policies and procedures in drug development across multiple jurisdictions globally, such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH). Current regulatory policies covering pre-clinical safety, manufacturing, clinical trials, and marketing authorizations will be examined during the drug development process.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the impact from artificial intelligence and machine learning on drug discovery and development. During every stage of the drug development process, students will learn topics including biomedical image analysis, visualization of high dimensional data, data security, bioinformatics, and clinical decision milestones that can utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning.

This course will provide an overview of biomedical device regulations and the evolution of digital technologies and big data in pharmaceutical drug development, such as clinical studies. Its promises, progress, and problems are best illustrated with the resulting regulations on cyber security, data collection, labeling, and risk assessment.

Market access and sales revenue are critical considerations for the launch of a new drug product. This course will provide an overview of the global health care reimbursement schemes, promises, and challenges. Students will have a better understanding of the complexity in drug development decision in addition of the regulatory and clinical requirements.

This course will provide a common level of knowledge among students on topics in technology innovation management, leadership and entrepreneurship. Particularly, the course examines how the technology innovation process works; how to lead and manage innovation processes and how to create an environment that rewards innovation and entrepreneurship.

This is a practical course designed to expose students to the practical issues in launching a startup together with case studies of several startups to gather some insight into root causes for success and failures. The case studies will be covered in open format lectures, while the practical topics will be covered via workshops. Topics covered in the workshop will be focused on the Hong Kong (HK) and Pearl River Delta (PRD) region with coverage of local laws, regulations, agencies and organizations. Graded P or F.