Key Details
WHERE
Cambridge Campus
FULL TIME
Monday to Friday
DURATION
One Academic Year
STARTING DATE
September 2022
LANGUAGE
English
REGISTRATIONS
Registrations open in January 2022
An International perspective in business administration applied to Life Sciences
The IMBA programme combines theory and practice with a mix of soft and hard skills. The programme it is not just a standard business programme, it is a broader experience where you have to prepare for all the modules with a practical component derived from the thesis project based on real innovation.
An integrative experience for your scientific knowledge into the world of business management
We support you on the professional and personal self-assessment and discovery through a variety of effective tools and frameworks. BBI’s career development specialists will help you develop your path in the global industry in leadership positions to a great success.
Programme Syllabus
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add_circle_outline1st Trimester. Module I - The LifeSciences Commercial Ecosystem
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add_circle_outline1st Trimester. Module II - Scientific & Regulatory Development
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add_circle_outline1st Trimester. Module III - Management in Research & Development
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add_circle_outline2nd Trimester. Module IV - International Business Administration
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add_circle_outline2nd Trimester. Module V - Business Development & Portfolio Management
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add_circle_outline2nd Trimester. Module VI - Global Project Management
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add_circle_outline3rd Trimester. Module VII - Global Marketing & Medical Departments
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add_circle_outline3rd Trimester. Module VIII - Market Access & Health-Economics
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add_circle_outline3rd Trimester. Module IX - Converting Theory into Practice
Global Leadership Development
The real-world management decisions not always fall into strict methods of practical cases that fit any business school module. This is why at the BBI we prepare our students into a multidisciplinary perspective for the type of companies and processes that they will face in the realty of doing business in our industry.
Testimonials
"This is the first time that an MBA specialised in life sciences with focus in international leadership is develop in our sector and wit is the future for growing of our global leaders."
Juan R. Garcia - Managing Partner at the BBI
FAQs
Here are some of the most frequent questions from our candidates
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question_answerThe BBI Experience What is the practical patent study case method?
Thanks to our unique educational agreement with three of the main research centres in Barcelona our model, based on a practical patent filings, that allows our students to have an intensive full-time experience to achieve a global understanding of commercial decision-making processes.
Discussions with principal researchers and innovation managers who are planning on developing new drugs make this experience very interactive and with the academic co-ordination and the board of lectures further discussion are continued during the practical classes. The case study case is a real example, reflecting today’s global business ecosystem in biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry.
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question_answerThe BBI Experience What is a typical day for a BBI student like?
Every day is different throughout the year. During the first stage, when students take their common modules, apart from the evening classes from Monday to Thursday, the students also develop their career impact programmes. These programmes have their project meetings at various research centres and participate in extra-curriculum activities.
For the final semester in Barcelona, each student develops their own academic internship programme depending on their chosen career itinerary chosen. All programmes have the same number of assignments and group work to complete. Typically, the second semester is focused increasing the time spent on students’ career-related activities.