Master in Biotechnology and Law

CAMPUS: Madrid

DURATION: One academic year

STRUCTURE 

Two phases:

• First phase: Classroom instruction:
  • During the first semester, students attend classes from Monday to Thursday, in the afternoons.
  • Some mornings per week, students will attend lectures and practical sessions in ISDE’s partner offices and institutions, with offices in the city of Madrid.
  • Fridays are dedicated to personal study, group work and workshops.
• Second phase: Internship integration:
  • Compulsory phase. Between 3 to 6 months of internships, within the area of biotechnology and law, in one of ISDE’s collaborating firms.

• In-house legal counsel of a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, agrobiotechnology or health company. 
• Legal counsel in the area of scientific patents. 
• Legal counsel for OTRIS (Technology Transfer Organizations). Universities, Technology Centers or Science Parks 
• Advisor to scientific institutions and associations: (National Center for Biotechnology, CNIO, CNIC, CIB, ONT, Carlos III Health Institute, CSIC, Ramón y Cajal Institute, BIOSIM; AESEG; ASEBIO; FARMAINDUSTRIA; ANOVE, etc.) 
• Legal counsel for Scientific Foundations (Botín Foundation, Antama Foundation, FECYT … etc.) 
• Specialist in mergers and acquisitions of biotechnology companies 
• Advisor in bioethics. 
• Responsible for Market Access 
• International drug licenses 
• Strategic consultant in biotechnology consultancy firms. 
• Professional College Advisor 
• Compliance officer in biotechnology companies. 
• Specialist in financing innovation (Special emphasis on European projects, ENISA, CDTI, NEOTEC) 
• Director of European biotechnology projects. 
• Responsible for biotechnology business development 
• Director of institutional relations in a biotechnology company 
• Legal advisor in biotechnology Start Ups  
• Venture capital and biotechnology lawyer 
• Advisor in second rounds of financing, 
• Specialist in lobbying for biotechnology companies or associations 
• Legal counsel for affected patient associations or platforms 
• International surrogate motherhood legal advisor. 
• Legal counsel seeking alternative financing, crowdfunding, crowleading, MAB IPO. 
• Director of biotechnology business development. 
• Legal counsel for biofuel companies, alternative energies (Algae, waste, bioremediation, etc.) 
• Advisor for raising next generation funds (Project NextGeneration EU: New European funds for the development of the economy). 
• Biotechnology companies in the sector: animal health, bioinformatics and nanobiotechnology. 
• Biofuels sector, producer associations, administration (CIEMAT; IDAE). 
• Umbilical cord blood banks. 
• Exercise of teaching, design of seminars, meetings and forums of the biotechnology sector. (BIOSPAIN) 

I/Introduction to biotechnology.

• Definition of biotechnology, evaluation of the area.
• Various types of biotechnology: Red, blue, white and green.
• The biotechnology clusters.

II/The Spanish biotechnology sector.

• Situation, background and perspectives.
• Investment in r & d of biotechnology companies. Challenges, challenges and problems of the sector.
• Environmental conditions, more developed regions, talent and diversity.
• Commercial contracts: purchase and sale of biotechnology companies. Mediation and guarantee contracts. Contracts in the securities markets.
• M&A: strategies, operations, alliances. Hybrid operations.

III/Financing of biotechnology

• Private financing instruments: venture capital, first round of financing, crowdfunding, crowdleading.
• Attraction of international financing.
• Fundraising in capital markets. Bolsa, MAB, Continuous Market.
• Complementary financing: loans and equity participations.
• Public financing instruments. CDTI, AEI, Enisa, Neotec.
• European financing.
• Regional financing.

IV/Regulatory Environment / Market Access.

• Legal security in the implementation of new technologies and products. European legislation.
• New genetic editing techniques.
• License and distribution agreements, international implementation, international alliances.
• Regulations applicable to the registration of medicines, nationally and internationally.
• Agenda 2030, sustainable development goals and biotechnology.

V/Intellectual Property Patents.

• The patent system and governance.
• Spanish office of the patents and brand.
• Data Protection
• Technology transfer

V/Bioethics

• Foundations of bioethics and ethics. Anthropological bases.
• Bioethics and research. Beginning and end of life.
• Experimentation with animals.
• Environment, Big Data and biotechnology.
• Transplants legal problem.
• Biomedical regulation in Europe.
• Regulatory environment of the clinical trial.
• CRISPR technology and the ethical-legal status of the human species.
• Legal aspects of vaccination.
• Regulation of surrogacy.
• Legal issues raised by rare diseases

JUNIOR

• Divided into 2 phases:

Evaluation of documents: the candidate must send or upload in the platform the following documents to the admissions department counselor assigned to him/her:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover letter and motivation (in which, after making a brief personal introduction, express the reasons why you want to pursue this program’s degree and what you hope to achieve by completing it).
• University degree (if you already have one)
• University transcripts (list of subjects and grades)
• (Optional) At least one letter of recommendation

Written tests and personal interview:

• Psycho-technical test
• Reasoning test
• English level test (Excluded for native English speakers)
• Personal interview with a member of the admissions office

If you wish to start the admission process, you can do so by sending us your documentation through the following link: ISDE ADMISSION PROCESS

SENIOR

• Evaluation of documents: the candidate must send or upload in the platform the following documents to the admissions department counselor assigned to him/her:
• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter and motivation (in which, after making a brief personal introduction, express the reasons why you want to pursue this program’s degree and what you hope to achieve by completing it). In certain cases, a written test and/or a personal interview may also be required.

If you wish to begin the admission process, you can do so by sending us your documentation via the following link: ISDE ADMISSION PROCESS

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. 

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