Crafted for future leaders, Graduate School of Management Biotechnology Industry Immersion combines cutting-edge biotechnology insights with advanced leadership and management training. Gain a robust understanding of the dynamic forces propelling the biotech industry forward.
You’ll learn from top industry executives through live cases about:
Growth and new developments
Drug innovations
Entrepreneurship
Drug regulations
Marketing and commercialization
Program Highlights
Curriculum designed by both UC Davis faculty and industry executives to reflect the latest challenges in the industry
Hands-on, problem-solving experiences each week with a team of MBA-biotech sciences student team
Five weeks of interactive classes taught by senior executives from a select group of companies
Group assignments in every class, examining potential solutions to management challenges
Merit-based scholarships are available to incoming MBA admits annually.
Testimonials
“Most MBA programs leverage cases to help bring texture to business concepts, but the Immersion program brings cases to life and lets you experience them.” – David Bodimer MBA 19
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for students to get some knowledge and classroom learning about the intersection between business, academia and biotechnology.” – Christopher Murriel, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals
Advisory Board
Member
Affiliation
Title
Steven Chamow
Alira Health LLC
Principal Consultant
Advisory Board Chair
David Dodds
Dodds and Associates
Consultant
Cory Berkland
Washington University
Professor and Entrepreneur
Travis Englemann
Danaher
VP Business Development
Russ Lehrman
Alira Health LLC
Consultant and Entrepreneur
Niall O'Donnell
Rivervest Ventures
Venture Capitalist
John Selep
Agtech Innovation Alliance
Co-founder and Chairman
Sunita Dhar
Genentech
Executive Medical Group Director
Fernando Beils
Qiagen
Sr. VP, Molecular Diagnostics
Christian Borjesson
Beckman Coulter (Danaher)
President, Microbiology
Mimi Villanueva
Biora Therapeutics
Vice President PD Operations and Project Management