School ofMedicine and Public Health

www.ms-biotech.wisc.edu

Master of Science in Biotechnology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Master of Science in Biotechnology

• Launched in 2002

• First and only in the U.S.

• Nearly 300 alumni/students

Semester I:Technology Assessment

Semester II:Product Development

Semester III:Management and Product

Delivery

Semester IV:Frontiers and Strategic

Planning

MISSION…an integrated curriculum

in science, policy, law and business preparing students to lead the

development and commercialization of new and promising technologies.

• Cross-disciplinary curriculum

• Student cohorts– Working professionals– Diverse backgrounds

• Model of industrial and academic collaboration

Distinguishing Features

Program Format

• Alternate week schedule– Thursday evening (6-9pm)– Friday (8am – 5pm)– Saturday (8am – noon)

• Seven sessions per semester

• All courses sited off campus– University Research Park– Biopharmaceutical Tech. Center

Semester I Courses

Technology Assessment

• Intellectual Property and Patent Law

• Business of Biotechnology

• Molecular Technologies I

• Biotechnology Regulation and Ethics

Semester Outcome:

Comprehensive technology assessment in collaboration with the Wisconsin Alumni

Research Foundation (WARF)

Team

Semester II

Product Development

• Biotechnology Operations

• Biomanufacturing Lab

Semester Outcome:

Product Development Plan

Team

Semester III

Management and Product Delivery

• Early Drug Discovery

• Molecular Technologies III

• Business of Biotechnology:

Contemporary Challenges and Applications

Semester Outcome:

Market Assessment and External Implementation Plan

Team

Semester IV

Frontiers and Strategic Planning

• Business of Biotechnology:

Frontiers and Strategies

• Project Management in Biotechnology and Medical Devices

• Advanced Biotechnology:

Global Perspectives

i

Semester Outcome:

Final Program Project –Global Implementation Plan

of a Technology

Individual

Success

Types of Positions Held by Alumni

• Product or Group Leader• Licensing Director• Director of Manufacturing• Patent Attorney• R&D Scientist• Business Development• Entrepreneur• Chief Operating Officer• Director of Public Affairs

Common Themes

• Leadership• Product/Program Management• Market Analysis• Entrepreneurship• Technology Transfer• Public Advocacy

Admissions

• A completed application file consists of:– Graduate School Application– Statement of Purpose (1 page)– Resume– Transcripts– Three Letters of Recommendation

Deadline: March 31, 2012 (Early Application Encouraged!)

Tuition and Fees

• $37,500 for full two-year program

• Four payments of $9,375.00

• Payable at start of each semester

• Note: Program takes place

over three calendar years.

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Fall 2013

Spring2014

$9,375

$9,375

$9,375

$9,375

Additional Information

Kurt J. Zimmerman

Director

Lynn Schroeder

Program Coordinator

Master of Science in Biotechnology Program

University of Wisconsin-Madison

kjzimmerman@wisc.edu lamcnett@wisc.edu

www.ms-biotech.wisc.edu