Troy University Biology Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry Essay
Question Description
- All of the questions will be in essay format.
- I encourage everyone to answer the questions completely but succinctly
- All of the answers should be your own work do not copy from others!
- Please cite references where needed (see the instruction slides for more details)
Question 1:As biotech companies grow they struggle with a highly competitive industry landscape and a challenging regulatory and commercialization environment.
- Provide the definitions of a merger and an acquisition in the context of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry
- Provide two advantages and disadvantages of each a merger and an acquisition with an example for each.
- Describe two benefits of a strategic collaboration between academia and pharma/biotechnology.
Question 2: Dr. Balachander covered the topics of licenses, alliances and mergers. Within that context please address the following…
- Define what it means to “license” a technology?
- Provide examples of two different types of licenses.
- What gives the University Technology Transfer Office the right to license a technology?
- What is the difference between and alliance and a partnership?
Question 3: The battle to own the CRISPR has exposed the failings of some part of the intellectual property infrastructure in the US. Within that context please answer the following questions…
- What is the CRIPR technology and how is it use?
- On March 16, 2013 the USPTO switched from “first to invent” to “first to file.
- Please describe what that changes means to those that wish to file a patent?
- How did that impact the CRISPR technology ownership?
- Who owns the technology now?
- If you would like to secure a license to use the CRISPR technology, who do you need to contact?
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