Overview

Biotechnology - Life Sciences from Harvard University curriculum emphasizes developing effective business models in the life-sciences, leading life sciences companies, understanding the ethical implications of new therapeutics, and the importance of equitable access to these discoveries. It leverages the entire resources of Harvard University and works closely with the Greater Boston area, one of the largest biotech clusters in the world.

Students at Biotechnology - Life Sciences from Harvard University will:

Lead science-based organizations, including businesses and non-profits, with an understanding of research culture, relevant timeframes, opportunity-costs, rewards, and organizational behavior.

Assess the potential therapeutic value of discoveries emanating from lab-discovery in the life sciences and understand ways to accelerate these discoveries into therapeutics.

Determine the most promising strategy for science-based organizations, including novel ways for expanding access to transformative therapies.

Understand the financial underpinnings of investment decisions in the life sciences, including real-option approaches to investments, as well as the role of scientific, commercial, policy, and regulatory uncertainties in affecting these opportunities.

Develop approaches to ethical dilemmas bedeviling novel therapeutics, including investment in neglected diseases, the provision of life-saving drugs to disadvantaged patients and those in the developing world, and the pricing of medicines.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Analytics for Life Sciences

Business, Government, and the International Economy

The Entrepreneurial Manager

Finance

Leadership and Corporate Accountability

Strategy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-03 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

109

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United States

Disciplines

Biotechnology Master in Business Administration (MBA) Ecology View 196 other Masters in Biotechnology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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109

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Other requirements

General requirements

An international applicant is required to hold a college or university degree equivalent to a four-year American baccalaureate degree. Equivalent degrees include international three-year bachelor degree programs. All post-secondary educational institutions you have attended and received a degree from, including technical and professional schools, should be listed on the application form.

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Tuition Fee

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76410 USD/year

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National

76410 USD/year

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76410 USD/year

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Living costs for Cambridge

1814 - 3756 USD /month

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