Brett Cotten

Brett Cotten

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After publishing my first book, Gene-trepreneur, I completed the Cambridge MBE program…

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Experience

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    Arda Biomaterials

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    London, England, United Kingdom

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    Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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    London, England, United Kingdom

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    Cambridge, United Kingdom

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    Cambridge, United Kingdom

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    University Park, PA

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    County Dublin, Ireland

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    County Dublin, Ireland

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    Penn State University

Education

  • University of Cambridge Graphic

    University of Cambridge

    Activities and Societies: Outside of coursework, participated in societies: VC & Private Equity, Cellular Agriculture, Cambridge University Entrepreneurs (CUE), and Enterprise Tuesdays (a series of entrepreneurship events in the Judge Business School)

    The MBE (at its core the MBA for biotech) is an integrated business, entrepreneurship, and biotechnology (pharma, med device, and agritech) course exploring the regulatory, research and development, partnership, scaling, financial, and other key aspects of commercializing life sciences innovations.

  • Activities and Societies: Residence Life Resident Assistant (RA), Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Competitions, Racquetball

    Combined scientific background with the study of entrepreneurship in order to best prepare for a career in technical innovation, business development, and investment, specifically centered around biotech.

  • A program delivered by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) via the University of Helsinki and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The course had teams work on new product development projects with the scope of involving companies like Strauss, Lidl, and Nestle.

  • Worked within a Georgetown University MBA cohort on Authorship (writing) + Publishing (marketing / branding) in order to launch my own #1 best-selling book on Amazon, Gene-trepreneur, to highlight the founders and their companies using biotechnology to beneficially impact human, animal, and planetary health

Courses

  • Naui Basic Scuba

    KINES 45

Projects

  • Grad Gown Gifts

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    Spearheaded my grad cap & gown recycling venture focused on transforming the ceremonial wear into useful products and keepsakes to help lessen amounts of single-use plastics in landfills and support local artisans.

  • Lion Science Biotech

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    Directed a team in the creation of a business development plan for a concept in microbial biotech: using yeast to synthesize East Indian sandalwood oil in an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective way.

    Note: If you access the doc below, Task 3 (page 13 onward) is the business model that was my main objective. I also contributed to several additional portions of the doc, but Task 3 was the portion that I solely completed.

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  • Pono Light

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    Sought opportunity to develop a new market in light therapy devices targeted at institutions (colleges, libraries, hospitals, etc.) to benefit the mental health of users in public spaces.

  • PowerLeg

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    Crafted a feasibility study for an energy-harvesting, self-charging prosthetic device to benefit lower-leg amputees.

Honors & Awards

  • Forbes 30 under 30 Europe, Industry & Manufacturing category

    Forbes

  • Penn State Business School – Gerald I. Susman Sustainability Leadership Award (for alumni)

    Penn State Smeal College of Business

  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation Grant

    Entrepreneurship & Innovation Department at Pennsylvania State University

  • Student Engagement Network Grant

    Penn State Student Engagement Network

  • German National Honors Society

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  • Dean's List

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Languages

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • GFIdeas (clean and plant-based meat entrepreneurship community through the Good Food Institute)

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  • Next Gen Summit (Entrepreneurial Community)

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  • Sage Corps Alumni (Entrepreneurial Community)

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  • Science LionPride Ambassadors

    Member

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  • Penn State Residence Life

    Resident Assistant

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  • Meet the Professor Club

    Club Member

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  • Alpha Kappa Psi Coed Professional Business Fraternity

    Organization Member

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  • Operation Smile

    Volunteer

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