Biotech Demystified:
The Science Behind the Business
This course provides executives and decision makers with a practical understanding of the basic science powering the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
San Diego is one of the nation’s top-ranking biotech centers and is home to more than 500 biotech and four major research institutions. This course is offered through the Rady School of Management in collaboration with UC San Diego’s Division of Biological Sciences and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Program Topics
- Science fundamentals
- Tools and techniques
- Stem cell research
- Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine
- Cancer and therapeutic approaches
- Risk management in life sciences
Who Should Attend
- CEOs and executives
- Venture capitalists and angel investors
- Service providers including attorneys, insurance brokers, real estate professionals
- Business development executives
- Consultants
- Marketing and sales professionals
- Government officials
- Executive recruiters
- Journalists covering related industries
Recent Course Participants
- CLO & Executive Director of Learning and Development
- Senior Corporate Counsel
- VP Governance Compliance & Corporate Security
- VP Corporate Controller
- Director Accounting
- Senior Director of Commercial Operations
- Director of IT
- Senior Dir of Information Management
- Director of Finance
- Director of Human Resources
- Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Development
- Director of Clinical Development
- Director of Employee Communications
- Senior Director of Leadership Development
- Senior IM Project Manager
- Director of Marketing
- Director of Risk Management
- Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs
- Director of Operations
Featured Companies
Course Faculty
| Vineet Bafna | Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego |
| Mandy Butler | UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences |
| Williams Ettouati | Director, Industry Relations and Development; Associate Clinical Professor |
| Steve Wasserman | Professor, UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences |
| Ananda Goldrath | Assistant Professor of Biology, UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences |
| Randy Hampton | Professor of Biology, UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences; Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Consultant |
| Jan Hirsch-Reid | Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Joe Ma | Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Tadeusz Molinski | Professor, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Jean Wang | Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego |
*Faculty subject to change.
Course Schedule
| Monday, October 20 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:00 AM | Opening Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Introduction and Science Fundamentals |
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Cell Biology I |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 PM | Cell Biology II |
| 12:00 – 12:45 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 1:45 PM | Genetics |
| 1:45 – 2:00 PM | Break |
| 2:00 – 3:15 PM | Genetics |
| 3:15 – 3:45 PM | Shuttle to York Hall Laboratories |
| 3:45 – 5:15 PM | Lab Experience “Genotyping a S”—Part I |
| 5:30 – 7:00 PM | Wine Reception at Skaggs School of Pharmacy |
| Tuesday, October 21 | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Molecular Biology |
| 8:45 – 9:15 AM | Shuttle to York Hall Laboratories |
| 9:15 – 11:45 AM | Lab Experience “Genotyping a SNP”—Part II |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:15 – 2:30 PM | Molecular Biology |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Break |
| 2:45 – 3:45 PM | Applied Molecular Biology |
| 3:45 – 5:15 PM | Cancer and Oncology |
| Wednesday, October 22 | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:30 AM | Bioinformatics |
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM | Break |
| 9:45 – 12:15 PM | Immunology |
| 12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30 PM | Molecular Pharmacology I |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Break |
| 2:45 – 4:00 PM | Molecular Pharmacology II |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Keynote: Stem Cells and Therapeutic Applications |
| 5:30 – 5:45 PM | Shuttle to Estancia for Dinner |
| 5:45 – 8:00 PM | Dinner at Estancia La Jolla |
| Thursday, October 23 | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Drug Discovery: Generating NCEs |
| 9:15 – 10:45 AM | Drug Discovery |
| 11:00 – 12:15 PM | Case Study: Oncology |
| 12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:15 PM | Drug Development and Pharmacoeconomics |
| 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:30 – 4:00 PM | Personalized Medicine — How Does It All Fit? |
| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | Wrap Up and Program Summary |
Out of Town Attendees
Course Accomodations Sunday–Thursday Evening
 | Estancia La Jolla |
Things to do within 5 miles of the Rady School and the Estancia
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Torrey Pines Golf Course, Host of the U.S. Open 2008 |
 | Stephen Birch Aquarium |
 | Torrey Pines State Park |
| La Jolla Shores Beach | |
| Downtown La Jolla | |
| Downtown Del Mar |
The Rady School of Management is a proud supporter of BIO 2008, San Diego.
