Technology-Based Business Development

• Possibility studies
• Resource analysis
• Business models
• Innovation and entrepreneuship environments and clusters
• Protection of intellectual property (IPR)
• Marketing
• Finance
• Organisation and governance

Knowledge

• Have knowledge of how technology companies can retain and further develop their competitive advantages
• Gain insight into key challenges related to technology-based business development
• Develop theoretical and practical understanding of the development of new products and further development of existing products and services

Skills

• Ability to carry out systematic feasibility analyses of technology- or knowledge-based business ideas
• Develop solid skills in developing business plans

General Competence

• Practical and theoretical knowledge of new product development based on the business plan

Lectures, group work, discussions in class.