What is d·HEALTH
Barcelona Part Time?
Design Health Barcelona (d·HEALTH Barcelona) Part Time is a 6-month program aimed to students, researchers and professionals willing to learn how to innovate in healthcare.
The program, inspired on the Biodesign methodology -created by Stanford University-, provides the necessary tools for participants to develop a business idea based on a real unmet medical need identified in a clinical area (Neurology, Nephrology, Oncology and Rehabilitation) of four top hospitals located in Barcelona.
Most of the sessions are online, excluding the clinical immersion and other meetings in person.
This program is accredited by the “Consell català de Formació Continuada de les professions Sanitàries - Comisión de Formación Continuada del Sistema Nacional de Salud”.
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Supported by:
In collaboration with:
How will you learn?
Students join multidisciplinary teams of 3 or 4 people and receive training in how to:
Identify unmet needs
and filter the most promising (clinical immersion)
Design & Prototype
a viable solution that meets patient’s needs
Develop
a business model according to the market
Pitch
the project to investors and professionals from the ecosystem
What will you get?
Dive into
a full cycle of innovation and entrepreneurship in the healthcare and life sciences industry
Validate
real unmet clinical needs during 2 weeks of a clinical immersion in leading Barcelona hospitals
Learn
from top academics from best international institutions and experienced professionals in healthcare innovation
Design
a solution to improve patients’ care, develope a first prototype and a business model according to the market
Boost
your career acquiring the skills needed by innovators and entrepreneurs in healthcare
Duration
6-months Part-Time (5:00 pm-6:30pm 2-3 times a week)
Starting Date
March 6, 2023
Faculty
Academics and industry experts
Profiles
Graduates & PhD in Health and Life Sciences, Design, Engineering and Business
Format
Hybrid (online lessons, 3 onsite weeks)
Language
Fluent in English
Begginner level in Spanish or
Catalan
Price
€1,750
Clinical Immersion
Bellvitge Univ. Hosp.
Germans Trias i Pujol
Hosp.
Parc Taulí Univ. Hosp.
Vall
d’Hebron Univ. Hosp.
How does the program work?
months
part time program
during which each team for the clinical immersion, from industry experts to support and mentoring create the proposed solution, develop its prototype and business model as well as pitch training lessons.
multidisciplinary
teams
made up of 3-4 people with different background profiles (Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, Design) will identify unmet clinical needs in a clinical area (Neurology, Nephrology, Oncology and Rehabilitation) and develop an innovative business idea.
hours
of online training sessions focused on health industry and healthcare system, product development, market access, combined with entrepreneur small talks.
Modules
Part-time hybrid format: live online sessions twice a week plus three onsite meetings in Barcelona
• Online • Onsite
Program Kick-off
- Kick-off week to introduce the program, meet the teams and learn about the clinical immersion
- Optional visits to the appointed hospital that will host each team
WEEKS
2
Identify Needs
- Clinical immersion at the hospital to shadow the clinical activities to identify unmet clinical needs
- Final session to get prepared for the next phase
WEEKS
2
Needs Filtering
- Filtering process of the needs with potential
- Start generation of concept solution
- Lectures
- Mentoring and Coaching sessions
- Teamwork sessions
WEEKS
8
Prototyping and Business Model
- 3 days onsite to work on the solution
- Work on the solution development for the selected need
- Work on the implementation model (design of the business model)
- Lectures
- Mentoring and Coaching sessions
- Teamwork sessions
WEEKS
13
Graduation Week
3 days onsite to:- Prepare the pitch
- Final lectures
- Public presentation of the project to the ecosystem
WEEK
1
Faculty
Meet some of our top international experts, academics and entrepreneurs
Luis Soenksen
AI, Scientist,
Healthcare Entrepreneur & Founder (Boston)
Montserrat Vendrell
Partner
Alta Life Sciences (Barcelona)
Jordina Arcal
Entrepreneur
and co-founder, Kin. CEO MJN-Neuro (Barcelona)
Stephen Dunne
CEO, Koa
Health. Founding Partner, Lotus Partners
(Barcelona)
