HealthTech Summer School (Msc)

Master student
PhD
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
In person
English
6
14/07/2025 to 29/07/2025
Course Description
Subject area
Health Sciences
Field area
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Medical and Health Sciences
Time format
Fall, Spring
Educational-info
Application deadline
01/04/2025
Competences
After this course you will have
- Invent a new product based on real customer insights
- Understand challenges in digital/tech projects
- Collaborate in x-faculty student teams
- Grow your innovator and industry network and… HAVE FUN!
This 6 ECTS- and Triple-E Award winning program is modelled on the pioneering Stanford Biodesign training to identify major market opportunities and invent high potential digital health solutions (e.g. AI-based cancer detection, patient apps or DTx) or medical devices (e.g. implants).
It provides hands-on experience in shadowing patients and physicians, develop a compelling product idea and seed-stage business plan. Highly motivated students will benefit from interdisciplinary project groups with e.g. engineering, data analyst, health profession and business student members and extensive coaching by industry specialists. You will get insights and develop practical skills in:
- Biodesign innovation process
- Team strategy and skills
- Clinical immersion in clinics and at patient bedside
- Design thinking and user research
- Intellectual property check
- Regulatory strategy
- Reimbursement strategy
- AI and health data
- R&D and clinical strategy
- Funding options
- Pitch training
- Jury pitch in front of industry specialists
Prerequisites
Open for all healthcare-interested MSc- and PhD students and young professionals from all faculties in- and outside ZHAW.
Documents required for the application
- CV in English incl. level of English language and average grade of last university degree
- Short motivational email
Fees
- ZHAW & EELISA students: free
- Internat. Master-/PhD students: CHF 480 (partial fee wavers for EELISA students)
Duration
12 days
ECTS
6
Maximum number of students
24
Language
English
Access to disable
In progress
Organizer
Partner
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Department
ZHAW School of Engineering, ZHAW School of Health Sciences, School of Management and Law
Address
8400 Winterthur, Switzerland