About the course

The Entrepreneurship Track is a highly selective track that aims to introduce life scientists to entrepreneurship and core business functions. Applicants applying to this track will be interviewed and selected by the Program Director. Topics covered will include establishing a biotechnology company, raising angel and venture capital funding, protecting scientific inventions with intellectual property, managing product development, skills required to recruit and manage various functions of a start-up company. Our Biotechnology Program has a long-standing track record for life science entrepreneurship. The founding Program Director was an academic entrepreneur who was the founder of Life Technologies, now a part of ThermoFisher and four additional biotechnology companies. Two of the companies became publicly traded companies. Likewise, the current Program Director founded several biotechnology companies, and the teaching faculty has achieved remarkable private sector success. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 10 Month(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Washington
Fall (August), 2024	Washington
Spring (January), 2025	Washington
Fall (August), 2025	Washington
Spring (January), 2026	Washington

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Georgetown University

Application Form

　　Non-refundable Application Fee

　　Statement of Purpose

　　Official Transcripts - required from all institutions from which the applicant has or will earn a degree (undergraduate, graduate, and/or associates) by the time of matriculation at Georgetown, unofficial non-degree coursework transcripts should be uploaded directly to the online application

　　Official Recommendations (2)

　　Official Score Report for the TOEFL/IELTS

　　A minimum score of 550 (paper-based test) or 80 (iBT test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language

　　A minimum score of 7.0 from the International English Language Testing System.

　　Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

　　Overall IELTS band score

　　Book IELTS

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　　Practice and prepare

　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Georgetown University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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