ECTS: 5.4
Course leader: Jane Palsgaard Pedersen
Graduate school: Faculty of Health
Graduate program: BIO
Course fee: 6,480.00 DKK
Status: Course is open for application
Semester: Spring 2025
Application deadline: 11/02/2025
Cancellation deadline: 25/02/2025
Course type: Classroom teaching
Start date: 04/03/2025
Administrator: Johanne Gregor Højgaard
NB:
ECTS has been reduced.
New course dates
Please notice the course dates has changed and the course is now offered in the spring 2025.
The course B329/01 PhD course in Biomedical Innovation is being offered by the Graduate School of Health, Aarhus University, 2024.
Criteria for participation: University degree in medicine, dentistry, nursing, or Master’s degree in other fields and/or postgraduate research fellows (PhD students and research-year medical students).
Requirements for participation: We would like participants to write a short motivational letter when applying for the course (please email the letter to course leader). Most importantly, students should have an interest in the topic and be curious to learn more.
Aim: Introduction to and training in biomedical focused innovation
Learning outcomes: After the course, the students will know about different routes to take their innovative research projects, the steps necessary to form a spin-out company, how to communicate and pitch your project to investors or collaborators, and basic concepts of making a business plan.
Workload: The full workload of the course is expected to be 54 hours
Content: 6 full day presence with a mix of lectures and case studies based on real-life examples. The participants will be trained in various concepts on how to drive innovative research projects. This includes preparing and presenting an investor pitch as well as submitting a high-level business plan. Part of the course will be home assignments – both as part of a group and individually.
Instructors: Jane Palsgaard, Claus Olesen (plus internal and external guest lecturers)
Venue: Aarhus University, Aarhus
Participation in the course is without cost for:
- PhD students, Health Research Year students from Aarhus University
- PhD students enrolled at partner universities of the Nordoc collaboration
- PhD students from other institutions in the open market agreement for PhD courses
Course dates:
- 04 March 2025 08:30 - 16:00
- 05 March 2025 08:30 - 16:00
- 25 March 2025 08:30 - 16:00
- 26 March 2025 08:30 - 16:00
- 08 April 2025 08:30 - 16:00
- 09 April 2025 08:30 - 16:00