This course, intended for non-scientist business professionals in the Biotech and Pharma industries, provides participants with a practical understanding of the basic science powering their businesses, giving them the essential tools needed to succeed in today’s life science industries. 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. Focus:

• Science fundamentals
• Cell biology and molecular biology
• Stem cell research
• Personalized medicine and drug delivery
• Cancer and therapeutic approaches
• Biosimilars and biobetters
• Genetic and genome mapping
• Hands-on lab experience with DNA testing