Postgraduate Programme in the Management of the Business Aspects of Science and Technology

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Presentation

This program belongs to the Barcelona School of Management, the new business school of Pompeu Fabra University.

The Postgraduate Programme in Management of the Business Aspects of Science and Technology forms part of the Programme in Management of Science, together with the Master in Management of Science and Innovation .

Spain is one of the countries of the world with the highest growth in scientific production in recent years, although the activity in terms of patents registered continues to be very low. This advance has been accompanied by the creation of numerous centres devoted to research, whether in the public sphere (university, health), industrial (RDI centres) or as a result of collaboration projects between both (technology or science parks). Parallel to this, the Public Administration has increased in complexity in order to manage all the activity generated by the new situation.

As a result of the increase in resources and of the need to increase the efficiency and the return to society, a need has arisen for more professional management of the projects and policies intended to attract and administer these resources, and to account for the expenses and the investments. It is thus necessary to consolidate a new professional figure with in-depth knowledge of the situation of research and of the instruments necessary to lead and manage it.

Objectives

The objective of the General Science Programme (PGC) is to train professionals in the functions related to the leadership and management of scientific projects, and in the technology transfer, assessment and marketing of the discoveries liable to be developed industrially. These generic principles apply to specific situations such as:

• Reflection on the current role of science in society and scientific policy.

• Knowledge of the structure and dynamics of the science-technology-innovation system on the Catalan, Spanish, EU and global level.

• Establishment of the strategic axes of the institutions related to scientific policy.

• Development of institutional relations to help to attract resources for the centres.

• Familiarity with the problems of integrity of the research, the ethical challenges of contemporary scientific activity, and good scientific practices.

• Knowledge of the regional, Spanish and EU policies and calls for RDI projects.

• Knowledge of the technology assessment, marketing and transfer processes and of the instruments for their optimum execution.

• HR Management. Hiring policies. Leadership and policies to encourage and manage productivity and innovation in human resources.

• Logistic support for the preparation of research projects in public and private calls.

• Preparation of model contracts for RDI and technology transfer projects.

• Preparation of the budgets for the investment and expenses involved in the projects.

• Design and planning of spaces and facilities intended to house RDI activities.

Programme

The aim of the Postgraduate Programme in Management of the Business Aspects of Science and Technology is to train professionals who can become responsible for the administration of the research and development units of public and private centres, and who can revitalise the research, development, innovation and technology transfer policies of the 21 st century.

Potential candidates

• Professionals from science or technology who wish to know the business aspects necessary to transfer technology and research projects to the market.

• Scientists who wish to become involved in the creation of a spin-off starting from their research results.

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