SDSU Set To Launch M.B.A. for Executives in
Life Sciences Program in Fall 2008

First and only Executive M.B.A. program of its type in the world

Contact: Suzanne Finch, Chief Communications Officer
SDSU College of Business Administration
(619) 594-0206 sfinch@mail.sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2008) – The College of Business Administration at San Diego State University (SDSU) announced today that it will launch the first-ever M.B.A. for Executives in Life Sciences program in the fall of 2008.
 
The M.B.A. for Executives in Life Sciences focuses on efficiently bringing life science products from concept to market and provides students with the tools to make informed decisions. SDSU is offering the program in partnership with Kelley Executive Partners, an affiliate of Indiana University.

“We are excited to initiate the M.B.A. for Executives in Life Sciences program with Kelley Executive Partners at Indiana University, which is one of the top-ranked executive academic organizations in the country,” said Dr. Gail Naughton, dean of the College of Business Administration at SDSU.

The curriculum has been customized to accelerate the process for working executives who can retain their jobs by taking courses online while completing the program. The 20-month program is composed of course work in core business, managing innovation, and regulatory affairs courses tailored to the industry.

“Biotech and pharmaceutical companies want to reduce the time and cost to commercialization by training executives in the best practices involved in clinical design, regulatory approval, and reimbursement, which is what our program will provide” said Naughton. 

Classes will begin at SDSU’s campus on August 29, 2008 and will include a residency period in Indiana where students will visit medical device companies, life science contract manufacturing facilities and a large pharmaceutical company. An additional residency period in Washington D.C. allows students to meet with FDA experts.