Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The module adds to the knowledge obtained in the modules Biorefinery Principles and Biological Production Processes

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Describe the principles of the transfer from innovation to production of new bioproducts
• Account for patent issues
• Describe how to establish a business plan and a budget for expenditure and establishment
• Describe a biotechnological production company with respect to substrates, organisms and processes

Skills

• Work out a simple life-cycle analysis and technoeconomical assesment for the production in a biotechnological company
• Establish a plant description, process diagrams, mass balances and energy balance of a biotechnological production
• Calculate a budget for the establishment and operation of a biotechnological production
• Evaluate the sustainability of the biotechnological production by means of a life-cycle analysis
• Set principles for a business plan

Competences

• Utilize the competences gained during the education to establish a complete business plan of a sustainable biotechnological company.
• Participate in team-based project work

Type of instruction

Lectures and project work

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Sustainable biotechnological companies – from innovation to industry
Type of exam	Oral exam based on a project Oral examination based upon a business plan worded out during the course and a presentation of the business plan
ECTS	5
Assessment	7-point grading scale
Type of grading	Internal examination
Criteria of assessment	The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures