NBE-E4300 - Medical Device Innovation D, Lecture, 10.1.2025-30.5.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After taking the course, the student can

  • Recognize the core operations in a medical device company
  • Explain the basic regulatory requirements and constraints
  • Describe design process
  • Explain key development tools and methods like hazard analysis, requirements management, verification & validation
  • Identify key success factors in the health tech industry.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 10.01.2025 - 30.05.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jarmo Ruohonen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Finnish Health Tech sector is booming! This course gives information and methods to understand key operations in a Health Tech company. These include development (SW & HW), regulatory approaches, IPR, marketing, supply chain, service, management, and finance. The course s focus is on high-tech medical device innovations. The course is performed in two parts: The first part consists of theory in form of lectures. In the second, practical part, the students work in small teams; each team explores a selected Finnish or international company s path from innovation to business. The teams prepare and conduct interviews of the company s core person(s) or executive(s) and elaborate on the success factors. Outcomes are reported and presented.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    To pass the course, the student needs to participate actively to lectures and exercises and prepare and present an industry interview.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Contact teaching: ca. 12 x 2h lectures and mentored group works
    • Exercise sessions: 6 h
    • Preparing for exercises: 10 h 
    • Interviews (interviews and analysis): 30 h
    • Report and presentation: 30 h
    • Studying materials: 20 h.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Selected chapters of "Biodesign: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies"

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring III - V
    2025-2026 Spring III - V

    Registration: The course is primarily meant for major students of Biomedical Engineering. If there is space, other students can be accepted in the following order 1. minor students of Biomedical Engineering, 2. students of Life Science Technologies programme 

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