Biomedical Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Gain the expertise to succeed in your biomedical innovation ventures.

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Application Close on 26 June 2024

Apply before 26 June 2024 and avail early bird tuition assistance of USD50. Use code APAC50ALL9153 while applying.

What will this Programme do for you?

  • Describe a biomedical innovation from project to commercial adoption stage, to visualise the business from its various aspects and list the success factors.

  • Define repeatable processer for identifying and characterising a significant unmet health need by inventing and evaluating a new technology to address it.

  • Explain the patenting process and the various IP strategies as well as licensing requirements for developing a product.

  • Identify market value propositions in using a technology for product innovation and assess as well as manage risk in the process.

  • Recognize the need for leadership qualities and managerial skills while starting and managing a career or a business dealing in biotech innovation; and identify habits that build these qualities and skills.

  • Classify the unique risks and challenges that the biomedical innovation industry faces; discuss ways to assess and manage them.

  • Define a business plan for setting up a biomedical sciences company.

  • Identify and explain the fundraising requirements in the initial as well as later stages of growth of a start-up.

Programme Highlights

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Pre-Recorded Video Lectures* from NUS faculty with for self-paced learning interspersed with live lectures from renowned NUS faculty and industry practitioners

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Assignments

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Guest Speakers

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Discussion Boards

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Real world case study

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Capstone Project

Who is this programme for?

The programme designed for professionals who want to expand their skillsets in health and biomedical innovation to become successful entrepreneurs.

It is particularly applicable to major industries such as Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Research, Hospital & Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals.

The programme is designed for mid to senior healthcare professionals and fresh graduates or early healthcare professionals, who want to:

  • Understand the requirements for business ventures in the complex and highly regulated life sciences sector

  • Learn biomedical entrepreneurship, with a focus on the commercialisation of academic discoveries and inventions

  • Gain new knowledge on how to kickstart a career in health and biomedical innovation

Curriculum

The programme comprises 8 modules that cover the key elements of the Biomedical industry and innovation, as well as technologies & market opportunities, to equip participants with the Biomedical Entrepreneurship skills/understanding from academia to industry.

Note:

  • *This programme is primarily self-paced online with some live sessions conducted by programme faculty. The availability of post-session video recordings is at the discretion of the faculty members, and Emeritus or the institute cannot guarantee their availability. We have a curated panel of distinguished industry practitioners who will conduct weekly live doubt-clearing sessions.

  • **Assignments will be graded by industry practitioners who are available to support participants in their learning journey, and/or by the Emeritus grading team. The final number of quizzes, assignments, and discussions will be confirmed closer to the start of the programme.

Capstone Project

The Capstone Project will challenge you to apply the skills and techniques gained through the course to a real-world scenario.

Case Studies

Case Studies

AYOXXA - NUS Startup Company: AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH is a venture-backed life science tools company driving advances that empower translational proteomics, setting sights on better diagnostics and therapeutics. Presently entering the commercial phase of growth, our company is an international and multidisciplinary team of scientists, technicians, engineers, and business professionals working relentlessly to realize our vision of enabling success in translational proteomics.

Participants will understand the concept of risk, types of risk and how to mitigate/manage risks through real situations from the AYOXXA’s creation and development from a project into a full-scale life-science company.

Faculty

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Dr Volker Patzel

Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Volker Patzel is Senior Lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is also Assistant Director of Research, Department of Medicine...

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A/Prof Cheah Lai Yin Sarah

Associate Professor (Practice Track), National University of Singapore Business School

Dr Sarah Cheah, is an Associate Professor (Practice Track) at the National University of Singapore Business School, specialising in Management & Organisation.

Dr Sarah Cheah ...

Note: Programme Faculty for the live sessions might change due to unavoidable circumstances, and revised details will be shared closer to the programme start date. 

Certificate

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Note:

  • All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of the National University of Singapore.

  • *Emeritus or the institute does not guarantee availability of any live faculty session recordings.

What does Emeritus offer?

Emeritus Career Services

Stepping into a business leadership career requires a variety of job-ready skills. Below given services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this program. The primary goal is to give you the skills needed to succeed in your career; however, job placement is not guaranteed. Emeritus provides the following career preparation services:

  • Resume building videos

  • Interview preparation videos

  • Linkedln profile building videos

  • Interview guidebooks

  • Glossary of resume templates

Note:

NUS or Emeritus do not promise or guarantee a job or progression in your current job. Career Services is only offered as a service that empowers you to manage your career proactively. The Career Services mentioned here are offered by Emeritus. NUS is not involved in any way and make no commitments regarding the Career Services mentioned here.

The Learning Experience

What is it like to learn with the learning collaborator, Emeritus?

More than 300,000 professionals globally, across 200 countries, have chosen to advance their skills with Emeritus and its educational learning partners. In fact, 90 percent of the respondents of a recent survey across all our programs said that their learning outcomes were met or exceeded. All the contents of the course would be made available to students at the commencement of the course. However, to ensure the program delivers the desired learning outcomes, the students may appoint Emeritus to manage the delivery of the program in a cohort-based manner during the course period the cost of which is already included in the overall Course fee of the course.

A dedicated program support team is available 7 days a week to answer questions about the learning platform, technical issues, or anything else that may affect your learning experience.

Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly!

Flexible payment options available.

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