The Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship is based on the fact that the technological revolution, and the demands of international competitiveness for productive companies, impose the need for a strong rapprochement between academia and the productive sector.
This program is taught in alliance between Universidad San Sebastián and Fundación Ciencia y Vida.
PhD/Doctor in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship
Closed
8 semesters
March 2024
Presential
The Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship is based on the fact that the technological revolution and the demands of international competitiveness for productive enterprises, impose the need for a strong rapprochement between academia and the productive sector.
The preparation of professionals with advanced training in the area of biotechnology is a challenge that requires great changes with respect to the classical training in science and in the way of approaching the Academy-Industry relations.
Today’s researchers, in addition to mastering the fundamental topics of biological sciences, must be versatile and multidisciplinary and apply the stages and requirements for entrepreneurship, business creation and requirements for transferring technologies and products from the laboratory to the market.
The program seeks to train students in the fundamental stages and characteristics of a science-based biotechnology venture. To this end, it includes models of entrepreneurship and financing mechanisms for start-ups that consider angel financiers, venture capital groups, capital increases, series A, B, etc.
It also considers concepts of intellectual property and technology transfer, and will study the requirements to obtain a patent and the processes to file patent applications in the United States, Europe and Chile.
The contents of patents will be studied and different examples will be analyzed. Patent searches and applications will be performed in various databases in Chile and the world, and the different types of licenses used in business agreements will be discussed.
Finally, students will work on the formulation of an application for a particular biotechnological invention including claims and its filing strategy to worldwide patent offices. The program includes training in the registration process of products in the health area in the United States, Europe and Chile.
Among the attributes of the program, the following stand out:
The lines of research are subdivided into several research topics:
The graduate of the PhD in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship of Universidad San Sebastian, is a researcher who:
Our Academic Faculty members have a track record of excellence in research at national and international level, active participation in basic and applied research projects and extensive experience in the training of advanced human capital.
Applicants must send their academic background through the digital platform of the Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship of Universidad San Sebastian. The documentation must certify the following requirements:
The process for the selection of applicants consists of the evaluation of the applicant’s background, a personal interview and a knowledge test. In the case of applicants who reside outside the country or cannot travel to Santiago, the interview, examination and presentation will be conducted by videoconference.
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