HealthTech Summer School (Msc)

ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
LEVEL
Master student
PhD
TYPE
Course, workshop, MOOC, seasonal school
MODES
In person
LANGUAGE
English
ECTS
6
PERIOD
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

Contact or registration links