Biotechnology has established itself in its own right as one of the fastest growing sectors with the most profound impact on the lives of people and societies.
Sectors such as pharmaceuticals and healthcare, agriculture, food, industry and even the IT sector have biotechnology as their biggest bet for innovation, development and the future.
This immense, growing and varied sector of the economy needs well-prepared professionals to work on aspects ranging from access to markets, patents, intellectual property, technology transfer, to issues such as lobbying before national and international bodies.
The master’s degree in biotechnology and law, pioneering in its genre and innovative in its maximum expression, will prepare you to be that highly demanded professional in this sector. It will include practical teaching provided by some of its most prominent figures and professional internships that will introduce you directly to working in this exciting world.
On Mondays, students are provided with videos and study materials, which they are expected to work with throughout the week.
On Friday afternoons (Spain time), classes are held in person or via streaming. Preparing the material throughout the week allows these classes to be much more practical and Socratic in nature.
Students who wish may also sign up for internships, lasting between 3 and 6 months.
In all cases, students must complete a master’s thesis.
I/Introduction to biotechnology.
II/The Spanish biotechnology sector.
III/Financing of biotechnology
IV/Regulatory Environment / Market Access.
V/Intellectual Property Patents.
V/Bioethics
Director: Martín Hernández-Palacio
Martín Hernández-Palacios and Martín-Neda. Lawyer at the law firm Alcor & Asociados. For 20 years he directed the Aliter International Business School, a leader in business biotechnology training.
Being the master’s degree in biotechnology considered the best in Spain by the ranking of the newspaper “Expansión“. President of the jury and founder of the National Biotechnology Award.
Founding partner of the Association of Biotechnology Communicators. Director of the biotechnology and venture capital forum and coordinator of the innovation financing forum.
Promoter of the women’s forum and leadership in biotechnology. Director of the magazine “Biotecnología & Empresa“, editor of the biotechnology yearbook in Spain. Coordinator of the scientific-business dictionary of biotechnology, sponsored by Madrid Biocluster. Collaborator of the Congress of Entrepreneurial Scientists. He has been a lawyer in the law firm Cámara Legal and legal advisor to the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Environment.
Faculty:
| Martín Hernández-Palacios | Managing Partner | Alcor Asociados |
| Miguel Ángel Llamas Matías | Board of Directors | Empireo |
| Cristina Cortés | Manager Innovation Performance | Ayming |
| Francisco Manrique | Associate General Counsel | Insud Pharma |
| Paula González de Castejón | Partner | DLA Piper |
| Margarita de la Fuente | CEO | PATENBOX |
| Pilar de la Huerta | General Manager | Arquimea Medicals |
