Bioenterprise - BIO00075M

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Module summary

This module aims to provide students with experience of developing a Bioenterprise project - the transfer of bioscience knowledge and skills into the commercial sector. Understanding and responding to the needs of potential markets and multiple stakeholder perspectives, students will work in small teams to undertake a Bioenterprise project. This will involve a range of research translation, innovation and entrepreneurial skills as groups are supported by bioenterprise practitioners. This module will also focus on planning for the subsequent independent research project, with meetings with the project supervisor and workshops to develop your ideas.

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 2 2026-27

Module aims

The identification of a stakeholder need that indicates a research gap is an initial aim of this module. Together with meeting stakeholders, students will use relevant literature, innovation tools and support from their supervisors to identify an opportunity and subsequent research question for their project. The module also aims to enable students to learn about project planning, together with a pragmatic approach to potential risks and opportunities as the project develops.

Module learning outcomes

• Identify needs of stakeholders, existing solutions and opportunities for bioscience innovation to provide a solution.

• Critically evaluate current literature to identify research questions and propose a new hypothesis.

• Effectively plan a bioenterprise project considering a range of scientific and commercial factors.

• Reflect on a justifiable range of known risks and potential opportunities to increase the value of the project.

• Include health and safety and ethical considerations in the design and execution of research, and the business ethics associated with the commercial translation of research.

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100.0

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100.0

Module feedback

Marks for all summative assessments will be made available to you and your supervisor via e:vision. Feedback will be either individual or cohort-level, depending on the assessment format. You should take the opportunity to discuss your marks and feedback with your supervisor.

For coursework summative assessments (eg. reports, essays, presentations) you will receive individual feedback on your work. This will usually be in the form of a feedback sheet that will include suggestions for further improvement.

During the teaching of the module you will receive formative feedback that may be at a whole class or individual level. Such feedback may include: model answers, individual spoken comments during workshops, peer feedback and individual written comments on formative work.

Indicative reading

These are available through the VLE module site.