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OverviewPrimarily intended for biotechnology graduates, this handbook provides an overview of the requirements, opportunities and drawbacks of Biotech Entrepreneurship, while also presenting valuable training materials tailored to the industrial and market reality in the European Biotech Business. Potential investors and business consultants will find essential information on the benefits and potential risks involved in supporting biotech businesses. Further, the book addresses a broad range of Biotechnology fields, e.g. food biotech, industrial biotech, bioinformatics, animal and human health. Readers will learn the essentials of creating innovations, founding a biotech start-up, business management strategies, and European funding sources. In addition, the book discusses topics such as intellectual property management and innovation transfer. The book offers a comparative analysis of different countries’ perspectives and reviews the status quo in Western and Eastern Europeanregions, also in comparison with other leading biotech countries such as the USA and Canada. A long list of potentially profitable biotech start-up ideas and a collection of success stories involving European companies are also included. The book is based on the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project “Supporting biotechnology students oriented towards an entrepreneurial path” (www.supbioent.usamv.ro), which involved the collaboration of Life Sciences and Economics departments at higher education institutions throughout Western and Eastern Europe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Florentina Matei , Daniela ZirraPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.515kg ISBN: 9783030221430ISBN 10: 3030221431 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 04 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 The potential of Biotechnology to generate prosperity Florentina ISRAEL-ROMING The chapter will provide an introduction in the book’s topic and an overview on how biotech can contribute to create products and services for the growing global needs and economic prosperity. 2 Doing business in Biotech - European paradigm versus American success Daniela ZIRRA Why entrepreneurship in Biotech? European framework of doing business in the Biotech area The American perspective on Biotech entrepreneurial process Key elements of developing entrepreneurship in Biotech - a brief comparative analysis Reducing the gap between European and American entrepreneurial process in Biotech 3.1 Creating products and services in Plant Biotechnology Oscar VICENTE Will be detailed different applications of plant biotechnology which provide opportunities to entrepreneurs with background knowledge on plant biochemistry and molecular biology, plant genetics and genomics, or related scientific areas, to create start-up companies to deliver products or services. Those applications and products/services will include the following: molecular breeding; genetic fingerprinting (detection of fraud, analysis of genetic uniformity and contamination of seed lots, establishment of genetic relationships of germplasm and breeding materials), in vitro culture (micropropagation of plant material, production of pathogen-free plants using different techniques); research services (design and development of research projects) in the field of plant biotechnology; commercial production of secondary metabolites (plants as source of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, fragrances and cosmetics, flavouring agents or food protectors; genetically modified plants: use of transgenic plants as ‘biofactories’ for the production of recombinant proteins and other compounds with applications in different industries: pharmaceutical, food, detergents, paints, paper, etc. 3.2 Creating products and services in Environmental Biotechnology Calina Petruta CORNEA Phytoremediation of polluted environments - a green alternative Microbial and vermiremediation – clean-up alternatives Natural plant protection products (‘biopesticides’) Energy production: finding and using novel plant sources and developing new, efficient processes for the commercial production of biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel) are appealing objectives for start-ups, with big business potential. 3.3 Creating products and services in Human and Animal Health Biotechnology Maurilio SANPAOLESI Medicinal Biotechnology for Disease Modelling, Clinical Therapy, and Drug Discovery and Development State-of-the Art in Adult Stem Cell Biotechnology State-of-the Art in Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Biotechnology “Organ-in-a Dish” for Disease Modelling, organoids, 3D printing Microfluidic Enabling Biotechnologies for “Organ-on-chip” Medicinal Exploration Toxicity Screening and Drug Discovery Ex Vivo and In Vivo Stem Cell/Gene Therapies 3.4 Creating products and services in Industrial Biotechnology Carla EMILIANI Industrial biotechnology is the driving force of sustainable development Biocatalysis and industrial processes Bio-based products Restoration and conservation of artworks The commitment of companies in the sector of the biotechnological drug 3.5 Creating products and services in Food Biotechnology Mona Elena POPA Food biotechnology is the application of various modern biotechnological techniques to the food manufacture and processing. To enhance food security and food safety, taste, shell life, nutrition, new innovative approach has been implemented through advances in fermentation processes using protein and enzyme engineering, probiotics, prebiotics and symbiotic or starter cultures with improved performances. Functional food, nutraceuticals and nanobiotechnology as well as new trends in food bio-preservation using bacteriocins, bacteriophages and natural antimicrobials will be reviewed. Bioeconomy concept which is nowadays of special importance highlights the need for a better resource’s management and valorization of food waste using biotechnologies and this issue will be also addressed in this chapter. 3.6 Creating products and services in Bioinformatics Radu Cristian TOMA In this chapter will be defined Bioinformatics, emphasizing the interdisciplinary aspects. Will be detailed information regarding the Bioinformatics fields like database design and data mining, Sequencing, Gene and Protein Expression, Structural bioinformatics, phylogenetic tree construction, biological networks and their practical application. Also tools provided by bioinformatics will be described (open-sources and web based services in bioinformatics, educational programs and training platforms in bioinformatics). The chapter will analyse the path of a Bioinformatics student toward entrepreneurship in USA context versus European context. 4 Start-up and management features in Biotech business Daniela ZIRRA Micro and macro factors that stimulate the opening of a biotech business Characteristic features of the entrepreneurial process in biotechnology Specific elements of Starting-up a business in Biotech Business managerial strategies in the Biotech Area The role of innovation management in biotech business development 5 Financing and investing in Biotechnology Cristian PAUN Sources of financing business in Biotech Factors that stimulate investments in Biotech businesses Impact of investing in biotechnologies on growth and economic development Specific elements for evaluating the efficiency of investments in Biotech 6 Key elements of Biotech market Alexandra PERJU-MITRAN The Social and Cultural Environment Influencing European Biotech Companies The Technological Environment of Biotech Companies The Economic Environment Influencing European Biotech Companies The Political and Legal Environment of European Biotech Companies 7 Intellectual property and transfer of innovation in Biotechnology Cristina POPA Introduction to industrial property; the law of patents Trade secrets and unfair competition Balancing innovation and the public’s health Innovation and technology transfer in a global economy Performing the documentation in order to obtain the protection by an industrial property right – drafting the documentation- case studies Breeders rights vs protection by patent – case studies Patentability and specific limitations for biosciences – case studies Technology transfer in Europe within the Life Sciences- case studies 8 European Biotech Entrepreneur Profile - a case study Florentina MATEI The chapter will include a collection of success stories in European Biotech Starts-ups (business description and owners’ or administrators’ testimonials). Will cover different field of Biotechnology (green, red, white).ReviewsThis is a very comprehensive book which presents in 13 chapters very interesting aspects of how to make business in the complex field of Biotechnology. ... the book Introduction to Biotech Entrepreneurship: From Idea to Business is a very useful reading not only for biotechnology graduated but also for young- or mature- professionals acting in related domains, such as biology. (Ioan I. Ardelean, Romanian Journal of Biology, Vol. 64 (1-2), 2019) Author InformationFlorentina Matei received her PhD in Biological Sciences from Osaka Prefecture University (2001), Japan, and another doctoral title in Oenology from UASMV Bucharest, Romania (2003). As researcher she has over 20 years’ experience the field of Life Sciences, respectively in applied microbiology, molecular biology oriented to food production and food safety, as well as in biomass production for biofuels. She has published over 80 research articles and study cases in high rated journals, indexed in International Databases and issued 5 patents. Dr. Matei authored or co-authored 12 books, including “Science and Technology of Fruit Wine Production” published by Elsevier-Academic Press. As teacher, she has over 20 years’ experience in the topics of general and applied microbiology (industrial, food, pharmaceutical, environmental). She coordinates the faculty network with stakeholders, including biotech business, and is the project manager of a strategic partnership project for higher education called “Supporting Biotechnology Students oriented towards an Entrepreneurial Path. She coordinated other multiple research and educational, national and international projects in FP7, Horizon 2020, Era-Net, ERA-IB, Erasmus+ or AUF programs. Furthermore, Dr. Matei is editorial member of different journals such as Romanian Biotechnological Letters and Scientific Bulletin Series F. Biotechnologies. She was/is also expert-evaluator and monitor in present or former research and educational programs since 2007 (Tempus, SEE-ERA-NET, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, AUF). She is acting as consultant for the professional association “CBM Biotehgen” providing support in training, research and start-up in the field of biotechnology as well as consultancy to bio-based industry. Daniela Zirra has yearlong experience in teaching Microeconomics for Business and Finance, Investment Efficiency and Project Management in PhD and postdoctoral studies in Economics, at the Romanian Academy, National Institute of Economic Research. Research directions have been addressed in various areas, such as the labour market, human resource development, and investment. Professor Zirra is project manager or member of project teams in many national and international research projects or grants, including projects dedicated to increase the quality of human resources in entrepreneurship. She has been Director of the Economic Research Centre at the Romanian-American University for more than six years and maintained collaborations with American Professors from De Sales University, Philadelphia in teaching Economics, for many years. Prof. Zirra was visiting professor in European Universities from Denmark, Finland, Portugal, Poland, teaching Economics and Project Management. She authored or co-authored many books and peer-reviewed articles, in the areas of Economics, Investments or Project Management, published in journals or presented at international conferences. She served as Plenary Lecturer at many international and national conferences. Furthermore, Prof. Zirra is editorial board member and reviewer for different international and national journals and conferences. She also worked as consultant or trainer in collaboration with the business environment. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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