Bridging technical expertise with business strategy
Full-Time MBA student Marianna de Lima Freitas had the technical expertise, but not the strategic visibility she wanted. Her MBA became the turning point from execution to product leadership.
Disrupting big pharma with biotech startup at the Big Bang! Business Competition
Learn how a pandemic-influenced insight, a network of biotech mentors and the Big Bang! Business Competition helped Bay Area Part-Time MBA grad Timothy O’Brien turn a bold idea into a startup tackling drug making inefficiencies.
Inside the UC Davis MBA Biotechnology Industry Immersion Program
MBA student Temidire Dada goes behind the scenes at four of the most influential and innovative biotech firms: Genentech, BioMarin, Beckman Coulter and Novonesis.
Q&A with Genentech Executive Sunita Dhar
Gain insights from Sunita Dhar, Genentech’s executive medical group director and member of the Biotechnology Advisory Council of our Industry Immersion program. She discusses mentorship, industry roles, and leadership development in our Q&A.
Ultragenyx summer internship: market analysis, demand assessment, launch planning, and brand messaging
Full-Time MBA student Aashi Mehrotra reflects on her internship at Ultragenyx, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in treatments for rare genetic diseases, which she discovered through the Biotechnology Industry Immersion lecture series.
Inside look at Genentech, BioMarin, Beckman Coulter and Novonesis
As part of the Biotechnology Industry Immersion, Kathy Truong MBA 24 and Liza Santa Ana MBA 24 participated in a series of site visits, sharing insights from their firsthand experiences at Genentech, BioMarin, Beckman Coulter, and Novozymes.
Meet UC Davis alumnus Steven Chamow, Advisory Board Chair
The Biotech Advisory Board brings together top executives and investors to advise the dean and offer mentorship, internship and career opportunities to students.
Collaborative environment and Industry Immersion pave the way
Kathy Truong MBA 24 highlights how a UC Davis MBA alum’s encouragement and the unique Biotechnology Industry Immersion program attract her to the Bay Area MBA—and how she is thriving in the collaborative environment.
Advancing in a career that is at the intersection of business and biotech
Nish Kumar MBA 25 has always been captivated by science; but, as she grew her career in STEM, she also gained an appreciation for interfacing with customers. It’s why she was so drawn to UC Davis’ Biotechnology Industry Immersion program, which is at the intersection of STEM and business.
“UC Davis was offering me not just an MBA program, but a new team.”
"With its distinctive Industry Immersions, the UC Davis MBA program offered the opportunity to experience a deep dive into biotech, revealing diverse future avenues to enter the healthcare world with my degrees in psychology and business," shares Tess Sussman MBA 24
My UC Davis Venture Catalyst experience
Angelina Cayabyab MBA 24 shares her experience as an intern/Biotechnology Innovation Fellow at UC Davis Venture Catalyst.
Video hosted by Poets&Quants' founder John Byrne
See how our Industry Immersion experiences give UC Davis MBA students access to a powerful, collaborative network tied to UC Davis' globally ranked programs in Food and Agriculture, Biotechnology, Sustainable Energy and Tech Finance.
John Byrne praises UC Davis MBA Industry Immersions as model
Holding court with 46 b-schools deans, Poets&Quants Founder John Byrne pointed to the UC Davis MBA program’s Industry Immersions, which helps it stand out from other schools.
Cutting-edge biotech therapies, combined with hope, lead to healing
A biotech entrepreneur, Natalie Makableh MBA 21 says we need more empathic leaders at the intersection of science and society. Read how she’s changing that.
Division Controller, Agilent Technologies
"Being a collaborative leader starts with being respectful, polite and actively listening to your team and those around you."