Advanced Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology Management (APGP-BTM)

Biotech industry made historic progress with strong product pipelines and product successes, record-breaking financing totals, unprecedented deal activity and impressive financial results in the last three years. The global biotech revenues of the public listed companies in 2006 grew to $73.5 billion recording a 14 percent growth over that in 2005 ($64 billion). All the leading regions in the world recorded a strong double digit growth, with the US and Europe recording 13 percent growth each and Canada registering 22 percent growth. Biotech industry in India grew by 37% since the fiscal year 2004-2005. It reached the target of US $ 1.50 billion in 2005-2006 and touched 2 billion dollar mark in revenue for 2006-07. In 2007- 2008 industry growth was 20%. It is expected that biotech industry in India will reach target of US$ 5.00 billion by 2010 and generate minimum 100,000 jobs. The changing global economy has created opportunities for the Indian biotech sectors for the joint ventures, mergers and acquisition. Despite the global meltdown, Indian biotech industry continued its progress in the fiscal year 2007-2008 and has been on the progressive tract in the fiscal year 2008-2009.



The major sectors of biotech industry demanding for the expertise and manpower in the area are molecular biology, biomarker technology, recombinant proteins, industrial biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, biotech IPR issues, biotech regulatory affairs, cGMP, and clinical research management and bio-supply segment.


Government and business organizations have been placing emphasis on transfer of technologies from lab to market in biotechnology sector. Management professionals with technology background can accelerate this process for the benefit of business and commerce at the national and global levels. This advanced postgraduate program equips science and technology students to become management savvy professionals for the biotech industry.

Focus Areas:

- Biotech Plant Management

- ERP in Biotech Industry

- Biotech Laboratory Management

- Entrepreneurship in Biotech

- Legal & Ethical Laws



Course Structure

COMMON

Course Code Course Name Credits
COM 001 Life Skills Development - II 2
COM 002 Life Skills Development - I 2


FOUNDATION

Course Code Course Name Credits

BM 101 Financial Statement Analysis
3

BM 105 Principles of Management & the Business Enterprise 3
BM 107 Organizational Behavior 3
BTM 501 Overview of Biotechnology 2

BTM 502 Biostatistics 3
BTM 503 Biotechnology Laboratory Management 3

BTM 504 Bioinstruments and Equipment 3


CORE

Course Code Course Name Credits

BM 201
Enterprise Resource Planning - I 3

BM 202
Corporate Finance Management 3

BM 203
Human Resource Management 3

BM 204
Marketing Management 3

ITM 601 Information Management Systems 2

TCM 601 Managerial Economics 2
BTM 611 Biotechnology Plant Management 3
BTM 612 Materials Management in Biotechnology 3


ADVANCED

Course Code Course Name Credits

BM 206 Research Methodology 3

BM 301 Enterprise Resource Planning II 3
BM 305 Quantitative Methods in Business 3
BTM 711 Regulatory Issues in Biotechnology 3
BTM 712 Simulations & Optimization in Biotechnology 2
BTM 713 Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology 3
BTM 714 Legal & Ethical Issues in Biotechnology 3
BM 753 Services Marketing 3


ELECTIVES

Course Code Course Name Credits

BTM 811 Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industry 3
BTM 812 Safety & Hazard Management in Biotechnology 2
BTM 813 New Trends in Biotechnology 2


INTERNSHIP / PROJECT

Course Code Course Name Credits

TCM 901 Internship 6
TCM 902 Project 6