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| 2-Day MasterClass in Cambridge - Date and Venue to be announced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graduates entering industry for the first time, or moving to first level supervisory positions, often face unique challenges because their scientific training has not equipped them for management tasks . This MasterClass provides a practical, hands-on, introduction to management issues in R&D and Innovation in the chemical and life science industries. It is delivered by consultants with senior level R&D experience and utilises innovative training methods at a standard equivalent to that of leading business schools. |
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| Expressions of interest in this new MasterClass are invited. Please email Captum to be kept advised of arrangements. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program The program is designed around five interconnected modules: |
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Commercialising technology: innovation models; role or organisations, teams and individuals in innovation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Organising for success: characteristics of highly effective teams; task, maintenance and boundary management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Creative problem solving: lateral thinking, mind mapping, brainstorming; selling ideas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Protecting intellectual property: methods of protection; practical requirments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Financial decision making: ROI, expected NPV, Monte Carlo simulation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The modules will be taught by short introductory lecture sessions, followed by small group exercises using case studies and group discussion. People management, communication and decision making skills will be inter-module themes which serve to integrate the structure of the MasterClass. Participants in the MasterClass will receive printed material relevant to the content of each module, as well as a guide to further study through published material. |
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| Who Should Participate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graduates and postgraduates entering the chemical and life science industries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Project and team leaders in technology organisations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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R&D staff moving to their first management position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Innovation and R&D managers without formal training in innovation management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HR managers responsible for technology organisations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MasterClass Leader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Brand has held senior technology management positions in the USA in the life science and chemical industries at Technicon Instruments Corporation, Occidental Chemical and Engelhard Industries. He was a Post-doctoral fellow at the State University of New York, and an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. He holds a PhD from Imperial College and an MBA from the Sloan School of Management, MIT. Michael is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and was awarded the Investment Management Certificate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals. Michael developed the Effective Team Building Workshop for technology managers at OxyChem in association with Professor John van Maanen of MIT. This workshop has been used widely on both sides of the Atlantic. For the past three years, Michael has lead a one day Teamwork seminar for incoming students to the Masters in Bioscience Enterprise program at the University of Cambridge. Additional consultants will deliver the MasterClass modules in creativity and intellectual property. |
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| Venue | To be announced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Advanced registration is required - attendance is limited. Please email Captum to be kept advised of arrangements. |
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| Cancellation Policy Cancellations received prior to two weeks before the MasterClass will be issued a refund, less a 25% administration fee. No refunds will be made for later cancellations; the Registered delegate will be liable for the full Registration Fee. In the event you are unable to attend, we would encourage you to send a substitute rather than cancel your registration. |
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| Previous MasterClasses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captum provides MasterClasses in Business Development and Leadership for the Life Science and Chemical industries. Executives who have participated in previous MasterClasses have come from a variety of organisations, including:
"I have attended the Valuation MasterClass and was hugely impressed. It is difficult to find a more appropriate introduction to the sort of technologies that we see, and doesn't involve having to wade through the hefty texts that describe it. Michael Brand is an expert in the area and delivers the material well in a suitable timeframe. I would certainly recommend the course to others." Dr. Nigel Sansom
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