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Rolf E Engstad, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Biotec Pharmacon / Biotec BetaGlucans
«THE INDUSTRY SCIENTIST»
TEKNA BREAKFAST SEMINAR SEPT. 2014
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The task: PhDs in industry
• Do we need PhDs?
• Why considering industry instead of Postdoc?
• Career within private sector industry.
• Can your PhD be used for anything else than science?
• But first – Biotec Pharmacon who are we?
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Public company listed on Oslo Børs from 2005
Market cap of about 800 MNOK, about 2400 shareholders
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Biotec BetaGlucans:
• Producing Beta-Glucan
immunomodulators.
• SBG is used in an advanced
wound healing product
Woulgan Biogel
• Ongoing research within
immunotherapy of cancer
and in IBS/IBD.
Biotec Pharmacon - parent company
Two research intensive subsidiaries:
ArcticZymes:
• Enzymes for research, forensic
and diagnostic’s markets
• Specific cold adapted enzymes
for molecular biology
• Bioprospecting combined with
internal R&D creates a number
of new product candidates
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Who are we?
Biotec
Pharmacon
– mother
Biotec
BetaGlucans
ArcticZymes SUM
PhD 4 7 11
PhD-student 1 1
Master 5 3 5 13
Bachelor 1 2 3
Other 1 4 1 5
34 employees - of which 11 (12) having a PhD
Looking for more information? Visit our people at the stand
outside!
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What are the PhDs
doing at Biotec Pharmacon?
• Research new products or product development
• Application development
• Scientific product managers including sales &
marketing
• Laboratory managers
• Quality assurance (e.g. Qualified Person)
• R&D administration
• Business development
• PhDs in all sectors within the company except finance
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What are the differences in a
PhD’s work in industry versus academia?
Academia Industry
New knowledge – frontier research How to apply new knowledge to
make
or improve a product or a service
You could follow any sideway you
would find interesting
The company’s goal is your goal
You most of the time work by yourself You would always work in a
team with
a common goal
You hide your finding to everybody
outside your research group (or even
within) – competition inside
You share all your findings with your
colleagues – competition outside
The ultimate goal is papers in high
impact factor publications
The ultimate goal is earning money
How one assess these differences would define
where you would like to work!
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Can a PhD have a career within industry?
Yes, possibly easier than in academia – your comapny
can expand because of your efforts!
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Research scientist or…
PhD career options in industry:
• Sales & marketing
• Business development
• Scientific administration
• Product management
….. or researcher for solving real
problems not just for publications
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Male patient with venous leg ulcers. Treatment with
Woulgan Biogel for 3 times a week for 1, 5 months.
The patient refused wearing compression and healing
haltered after initial response. He continued with
Woulgan any way and ulcers continued to improve
over the next 4,5 months
“I have tried Woulgan Biogel on dry skin/rash on
my leg. Improvement was observed after 2-3
days”
“I have tried Woulgan Biogel on eczema on my hand.
Visible improvement after one week, the eczema is
gone, only some small wounds left.” Nurse
“I have struggled with chronic wounds on the
palm of my hand and fingers for 2 years. After
one week treatment this has greatly improved.
Fantastic. This is a product that’s becoming a
“must have” for me.”
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Questions?
Rolf E Engstad
Mob: +4795941542
Email: [email protected]
www.biotec.no
