Entrepreneurship and Start-ups in Life Sciences - What You Will Learn
- Understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and its relevance in the life sciences sector.
- Explore the process of transforming scientific ideas into viable business ventures.
- Gain insights into innovation ecosystems, start-up incubation, and funding opportunities in biotechnology, microbiology, and related fields.
- Learn about intellectual property rights (IPR), regulatory frameworks, and bioethics in entrepreneurship.
- Develop practical skills in business model design, proposal writing, and commercialization of research-based products.
Course Syllabus
- Concepts of Entrepreneurship in Lifesciences
- Introduction to Microbial Entrepreneurship
- Start-ups process of Entrepreneurship
- Types of Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
- Managing Capital, Working Capital and Financial Planning and Budget
- Small scale and large scale production units
- Practical aspects and challenges faced to set up a lab
- Visit to Food/Dairy/Water/Biotech/Pharma companies and report writing
- IPR in Microbiology
- Typical patent application
- Documentation
- Funding procedures for start-ups
- Financial appraisal of biotechnology projects
- Funding mechanism of commercial products
- Draft a short patent summary for a hypothetical microbial innovation
- Draft a Business proposal for a microbial-based product
- Draft a Business Proposal for a microbial-based product
- Visit to Food/Dairy/Water/Biotech/Pharma companies & report writing
- Visit to Atal Incubation Centre, CCMB & report writing
- Visit to Akshayakalpa Dairy Company & report writing
Module - I
Practicals
Module - II
Practicals
Course Schedule
| Module - I | |||
| S.No | Particulars | Resource Person | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concepts of Entrepreneurship in Life Science | Mr. Mahesh, Swastika Enterprises | 24/11/2025 |
| 2 | Introduction to Microbial Entrepreneurship | — | — |
| 3 | Types of Entrepreneurship & Enterprises | Mrs. Harshanya, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Business Management | 25/11/2025 |
| 4 | Start-ups process of Entrepreneurship | Dr. Ashwitha, Principal, MNR PG College | 26/11/2025 |
| 5 | Managing Capital, Working Capital, Financial Planning, Budget & Business Proposal | Mrs. Gayathri, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Business Management | 27/11/2025 |
| 6 | Small scale and large scale production units | Mr. Mahesh, Swastika Enterprises | 28/11/2025 |
| 7 | Practical aspects and challenges faced to set up lab | — | — |
| 8 |
Practicals:
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| Module - II | |||
| S.No | Particulars | Resource Person | Dates |
| 9 | IPR in Microbiology | Mrs. Pritha Ghosh, Head, Dept. of Microbiology | 29/11/2025 |
| 10 | Typical Patent Application | — | — |
| 11 | Documentation | — | — |
| 12 | Funding Procedures for Start-ups | Dr. Narendra Kumar, CEO, Yuva Biotech | 01/12/2025 |
| 13 | Financial appraisal of biotechnology projects | — | — |
| 14 | Funding mechanism of commercial products | — | — |
| 15 | Practicals: Draft a short patent summary for a hypothetical microbial innovation. | — | — |
| 16 |
Field Visits:
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— | 02/12/2025 |
Assessment
- Expert Trainers: Assignments, Case Studies
- Practical Learning: Final Project Report
- Industry Recognition: NISM and AMFI certification.
Final Certification
- Issuing of Certificates from Atal Incubation Centre, CCMB.
- Certificate bearing MBSI, India and College logo
How to Register
- Visit our website and navigate to the course page.
- Click on the “Enroll Now” button.
- Complete the registration form.