Medical Product Design and Entrepreneurship

Catalog description

Via group development of a specific healthcare product this course prepares students for a career in public or private sector in healthcare R&D, innovation and entrepreneurship in the next frontier: human health. After an introduction of basic anatomy and review of leading diseases and ailments, differences in the healthcare marketplace in the US, Europe and Asia are examined, with a view on pharmaceutical and medical-device development. Differences and similarities in pathways for regulatory approval processes (CE mark, FDA approval etc.), design to standards, and reimbursement-code strategies for various categories of products are examined.