Class Introduction to Biotechnology and Bioeconomy

The course can be considered as a natural starting point, identify and analyzing the structure of modern companies. The transmission of knowledge and methods associated to making decisions are the main objectives of the course. Students are given an overview of key economic issues and methods and are presented with the various functional units that a company is constituted. The course allows students to further develop the knowledge to understand, articulate, create and comment a theory underlying sustainable development and how companies attempt to integrate these approaches into their listed business practices. In addition, students are introduced to the basic concepts, methods and practices of accounting, and students do not need any prior knowledge of the subject. However, as the manipulation of data expressed in terms of accounting, students must have a background in mathematics.

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Introduction to Biotechnology: objectives, importance. Introduction to Bioeconomy: objectives, importance. Role of the professional in society Sustainable Business Management: Meaning of sustainability for companies; Strategies to implement sustainability in business models; Case Studies on Sustainable Business. Circular Economy Biomaterials Material Flows The business of Biotechnology and Bioeconomy: bioentrepreneurship Nanotechnology Understand the basis of business: From need to demand; The company's activity: Creating and capturing value. Introduction to Technical Accounting: Basic Accounting Concepts; Processing of accounting data; Preparation of Financial Statements Sustainable Business Functions: Production, Logistics, Economy, Human Resources, Marketing, Controlling, Industrial Ecology, Ecological Economics, Corporate Finance

The teaching of the curricular unit is based on theoretical classes consisting, in essence, of expository sessions, seminars, debates that serve to introduce the fundamental concepts of the discipline associated with each of the topics covered. Students are encouraged to search different platforms for information on subjects to be discussed in class.

Apresentac¿o¿es na forma de powerpoint disponibilizadas pelo docente. Artigos cienti¿ficos e patentes relacionados com os conteu¿dos abordados. Doran, P.M. (2013) Bioprocess Engineering Principles, 2nd Ed. New York; Academic Press (ISBN 978-0-12-220851-5) Rao, D.G. (2009) Introduction to Biochemical Engineering, 2nd Ed, Tata Mc Graw-Hill Education (ISBN 978-0070681095) Soetaert, W., Vandamme, E.J. (2010) Industrial Biotechnology: sustainable growth and economical success, WileyVCH; Weinheim (ISBN 9783527314423) Kent, J. A. (2012) Kent and Riegel's Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology 12th Ed., Springer; New York. (ISBN 978-1-4614-4259-2). Flickinger, M.C. (2010) Encyclopedia of industrial biotechnology: bioprocess, bioseparation, and cell technology, Wiley; New York (9781615836604). D’heur Michael (2015): Sustainable Value Chain Management, Springer. Atrill P. & McLaney E., Financial Accounting for Decision Makers, (8th ed.), Pearson, (2016)