Biodesign Related Courses
Since the first offerings of medical device courses at Stanford in 1999 when there was but one such course, Biodesign and biodesign related courses have proliferated across campus and the offerings are sufficient enough for anyone to find a course to his/her liking. From innovation to patenting to regulatory affairs - there's a course for every need.
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| Course # | Title | Description | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioE 70Q Intro Seminar |
Medical Device Innovation | Preference to
sophomores. Commonly used medical devices in different medical
specialties. Guest lecturers include Stanford Medical School
physicians, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. How to identify
clinical needs and design device solutions to address these
needs. Fundamentals of starting a company. Field trips to local
medical device companies; workshops. No previous engineering
training required. |
Doshi, Rajiv Mandato, Joe |
| BioE 374 A/B | Biodesign Innovation | This two-quarter course provides students with skills essential for the development of new biomedical technologies and enables them to take the critical first steps in invention, patenting, early prototyping and development of new concepts. Includes an introduction to brainstorming development processes and business strategies. |
Brinton, Todd Yock, Paul Zenios, Stefanos |
| CompMed 108/208 | Animals Advancing Biomedical Technology |
The Department of Comparative Medicine in the Stanford School of Medicine is offering a 2 credit introductory level course "Animals Advancing Biomedical Technology" to both graduate and undergraduate students in all areas of academic study. |
Dr. Linda Cork Invited speakers |
| CS 223-A | Introduction to Robotics | Introduction to the basics of modeling, design, planning and control of robotic systems. | Khatib, Oussama |
| CS 225-A | Experimental Robotics | The purpose of this class is to provide hands-on experience with robotic manipulation. | Khatib, Oussama |
| CS 225-B | Robot Programming Laboratory | Komolige | |
| EE 202 | Medical Electronics | Topics include various monitoring and imaging systems, transducers, therapeutic devices, constraints unique to medicine, and some aspects of the socio-economic impact of the resulting new technologies. | Kovacs, Gregory |
| EE 312 | Solid-State Sensors and Actuators | Surveys solid-state sensors and actuators, focusing on the use of integrated circuit fabrication technology for their realization. Categories of sensors and actuators are biological, chemical, mechanical, optical, thermal, etc. Basic mechanisms of transduction, fabrication techniques, and the relative merits of different technologies. Micromachining techniques for monolithic integration of active circuits with sensors or actuators and directions for future research. | Kovacs, Gregory |
| EE 402S | Topics in International Advanced Technology Research | Theme for 2006-07 was advanced technologies for biomedical applications. Photonic and electronic systems and components for imaging, micro-arrays, drug delivery, artificial organs, and robot-assisted surgery. Guest speakers from industry, government, and universities. May be repeated for credit. Recommended: basic electronics. | Dasher, Richard |
| Engr 110 | Perspectives in Assistive Technology | The medical, social, psychological, and technical challenges in designing assistive technologies to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Guest speakers include professionals, clinicians, and device users. Additional unit for students who prepare a project background and preliminary design report for an assistive technology project to be undertaken in ME 113 or as independent study in Spring Quarter. | Nelson, Drew Jaffe, David |
| Engr 341 | Micro/Nano Systems Design & Fabrication Laboratory | ENGR 341 fosters invention and innovation utilizing microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology especially targeted at real-world applications. This course will strengthen existing programs by creating a multidisciplinary environment for learning and entrepreneurship in the diverse fields of micro/nanotechnology and biomedical engineering. The course will be focused on student teams which provide the opportunity to collaborate with students and faculty members from other disciplines. Students will obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to make the critical first steps to invent, develop, and integrate MEMS technologies in an interdisciplinary team environment. | Pruitt, Beth |
| GSBGen 522 | Ethical Issues in the Biotech Industry | This course focuses on the bioscience industry (biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, genomics, and vaccine) with an emphasis on the ethical and social challenges of running these companies. The course will pair medical and other students with MBA students in teams to learn about the industry with a primary focus on managing the ethical and social issues that are common management dilemmas in these companies. Subjects range from start-up biotech vs big pharma issues, university-industry alliances, clinical research management, third world country research, regulatory approval of novel therapeutics, accurate representation of clinical data, product safety, marketing, and product withdrawals, and direct to consumer advertising. Tuesdays at 5:15 - 6:45 pm | Eaton, Margaret Jones,Robert |
| GSB: HRP 332 | Analysis of Cost, Risks, and Benefits in Healthcare | Examines the application of cost-benefit analysis and related economic evaluation techniques to products and services, like medical care, whose "output" is difficult to measure. The emphasis will be on insights into the practical application and the state of the art in research on this issue. | Garber, Alan Owens, Douglas |
| PEDS 230 (IMMUNOL 231) |
Medicine for Innovators and Entrepreneurs | Interdisciplinary, project-based course in which bioscience, bioinformatics, biodesign, bioengineering students learn concepts and principles to understand human disease and work together to propose solutions to medical problems. Diabetes mellitus is used as a paradigm for understanding human disease. Guest medical school and outside faculty. Field trips to Stanford clinics and biotechnology companies. Prequisite: college level biology. | Mellins,
E. |
| MS&E 256 | Technology Assessment and Regulation of Medical Devices | Successful commercialization of new medical technologies requires manufacturers to obtain regulatory approval and payment for those technologies. This course will first give an overview of the regulatory and payer environment in the U.S. and abroad, and introduce methods of health technology assessment that are commonly used. Second, a framework will be presented to identify factors that are relevant to the adoption of new medical devices, and to the management of those factors early in the design and development phases. Lectures and case studies. Guest speakers from government (FDA) and industry. | Pietzsch, Jan |
| MS&E 270 | Strategy in Technology Based Companies | For graduate students only. Introduction to the basic concepts of strategy, with emphasis on high technology firms. Topics: competitive positioning, resource-based perspectives, co-opetition and standards setting, and complexity/evolutionary perspectives. Limited enrollment. | Eisenhardt, Katila |
| MS&E 272 | Entrepreneurial Finance | Primarily for graduate engineering students. Introduction to the concepts in and around the financing of entrepreneurial companies. Focus is on teaching future general managers how to use financial perspective to make better decisions in entrepreneurial settings, including selecting financial partners, evaluating financing vehicles, and financing companies through all growth stages, from startup through initial public offering. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 140 and ENGR 60, or equivalents. Recommended: 242 or 245G. | Staff |
| MS&E 273 | Technology Venture Formation | Open to graduate students interested in high-technology entrepreneurship. Explores in detail the process of starting venture scale high-tech businesses. Coursework includes assessing opportunities, sizing markets, evaluating sales channels, developing R&D and operations plans, raising venture capital, managing legal issues, and building a team. The teaching team includes experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and distinguished guests. Student teams write a business plan and make a formal presentation to group of first tier venture capitalists. Enrollment limited. Recommended: 140, 270, 271, 272 or equivalent. | Lyons, Mackenzie Lyons, Leslie |
| ME 206AB / OIT 333-334 | Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability | Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability is a two-quarter project course in which graduate students design comprehensive solutions to challenges faced by the world’s poor. The course is taught at the Stanford d.school, and students learn design thinking and its specific application to problems in the developing world. Students work in multidisciplinary teams at the intersection of business, technology, and human values. Graduate students from all schools and disciplines are encouraged to apply. All projects are done in close partnership with a variety of international organizations. These organizations host student fieldwork, facilitate the design development, and implement ideas after the class ends. | Patell, James Beach, David Kelley, David |
| ME 208 | Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs | The course provides a foundation to understand the patent system and the strategies to build a patent portfolio and avoid patent infringement. Students learn how to conduct their own patent search and file their own provisional patent application on an invention of their choice. | Schox, Jeffrey |
| ME 238 | Patent Prosecution | Stages of the patent application process: identifying, capturing, and evaluating inventions; performing a patentability investigation, analyzing the documents, and the scope of the patent protection; composing claims that broadly cover the invention; creating a specification that supports the claims; filing a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and analyzing an office action and preparing an appropriate response. Current rules and case law. Strategic decisions within each stage, such as: how does a patent application advance the patent portfolio; and in what countries should a patent application be filed? | Schox, Jeffrey |
| ME 281 | Biomechanics of Movement | Review of experimental techniques used to study human and animal movement, including motion capture systems, EMG, force plates, medical imaging, and animation. Mechanical properties of muscle and tendon and quantitative analysis of musculoskeletal geometry. Projects and demonstrations emphasize applications of mechanics in sports, orthopaedics, and rehabilitation. | Delp, Scott |
| ME 284 | Cardiovascular Bioengineering | Bioengineering principles applied to the cardiovascular system. Anatomy of human cardiovascular system, comparative anatomy, and allometric scaling principles. Cardiovascular molecular and cell biology. Overview of continuum mechanics. Form and function of blood, blood vessels, and the heart from an engineering perspective. Normal, diseased, and engineered replacement tissues. | Taylor, Charles |
| ME 294 | Medical Device Design | Offered in collaboration with the School of Medicine. Introduction to medical device design for undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Significant design and prototyping. Labs expose students to medical device environments. |
Milroy,Craig Doshi, Rajiv |
| ME 310 A/B/C | Team Based Design-Development with Corporate Partners | Project-based, exposing students to the tools and methodologies useful for forming and managing an effective engineering design team in a business environment. |
Cutkosky, Mark Leifer, Larry |
| ME 341 | Biomechanics of Hearing, Speech, and Balance | Theory and practice of building mathematical models to understand physical phenomena; integration of imaging, physiology, and biomechanics. Journal club style discussions of research literature, examples from hearing science, speech production, and the vestibular system. Dualisms in modeling include: general principles versus detailed models; analytic versus computational models; forward versus inverse approaches; and the interplay between theory and experiments. | Puria, S |
| ME 377 | Experiences in Innovation and Design Thinking | Immersive experiences in innovation and design thinking, blurring the boundaries between technology, business, and human values. Explore the tenants of design thinking including being human-centered, prototype driven, and mindful of process in everything you do. Topics include design processes, innovation methodologies, need finding, human factors, rapid prototyping, team dynamics, storytelling, and project management. Hands-on projects, in-class exercises, and guest lectures. Rich in frameworks and methods that support breakthrough thinking. Students and faculty collaborating from all areas of the university including business, earth sciences, education, engineering, humanities and sciences, law, and medicine. Preparation for leading real world innovation and for advanced d.school courses. Limited enrollment. |
Kazaks, Alex |
| ME 381 | Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Engineering approaches applied to the musculoskeletal system in the context of surgical and medical care. Fundamental anatomy and physiology. Material and structural characteristics of hard and soft connective tissues and organ systems, and the role of mechanics in normal development and pathogenesis. Engineering methods used in the evaluation and planning of orthopaedic procedures, surgery, and devices. | Carter, Dennis |
| ME 382 A/B | Medical Device Design | Real world problems and challenges of biomedical device design and evaluation. Students engage in industry sponsored projects resulting in new designs, physical prototypes, design analyses, computational models, and experimental tests, gaining experience in: the formation of design teams; interdisciplinary communication skills; regulatory issues; biological, anatomical, and physiological considerations; testing standards for medical devices; and intellectual property. |
Andriacchi, Thomas |
| ME 393 | Topics in Biologically Inspired or Human Interactive Robotics | Application of observations
from human and animal physiology to robotic systems. Force control of motion including manipulation, haptics, and locomotion. Weekly literature review forum led by student. |
Cutkosky, M Niemeyer, G |
| ME 421 | European Entrepreneurship and Innovation | The Monday afternoon lecture series will feature European startup companies from a number of important sectors, including Web2.0, medical devices, robotics, and other areas. | Leifer, Larry; Prinz, Fritz; Lee, Burton |
| ME 484 | Computational Methods in Cardiovascular BIoengineering | Lumped parameter, one-dimensional nonlinear and linear wave propagation, and three-dimensional modeling techniques applied to simulate blood flow in the cardiovascular system. | Taylor, Charles |
| ME 485 | Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement | Direct experiences iwth the computational tools used to create imulations of human movement. | Delp, Scott |
| Med 217 | Medico-Technological Frontiers of Digestive Diseases | Introduces medical, graduate and undergraduate students with engineering and other backgrounds to various digestive diseases including cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis and its sequela, reflux and motility disorders, pancreatitis, and transplantation. Lectures will provide a brief background regarding these diseases, highlight areas of limited understanding, and then emphasize emerging and new technologies and their impact including endoscopic and genomic, clinical research design, transplantation technology, among other timely topics. The course will also familiarize its enrollees with Stanford-based research experiences related to digestive disease. This includes a broad range of ongoing research projects in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and in the School of Medicine inter-departmental Digestive Disease Research Center. | Lowe, Anson and Friedland, Shai |
| Med 250A | Medical Ethics I | This course will introduce students to the field of bioethics, including theoretical approaches to bioethical problems. Several contemporary controversies and real clinical cases will serve as the basis for key issues including: genetics and stem cell research; reproductive technologies; ethical issues in care at the end of life; organ transplantation issues. | Magnus, David |
| Med 276 | Introduction to the Medical Technology Industry and Its Career |
Industry leaders from various
disciplines, including medicine, business, law, engineering and science, will be talking about their success stories in medical technology industry. The course is designed to help you with issues such as * deciding your major * planning your career * getting the most out of school * life after Stanford * success in your future * and, how to enjoy your life |
Popp, Richard Yock, Paul Miller, Sandra |
| Med 279Y | Design for Agile Aging | The class will bring perspectives from Computer Science, Design, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business, and Medicine to address the potential of people to maintain vitality and mobility as they age. Graduate, undergraduate and medical students from diverse backgrounds will work in multi-disciplinary teams to find novel ways to integrate computer and device technologies with behavioral and social interventions. Maintaining mobility is a critical component to successful aging. Impaired mobility can limit normal activities of daily living and lead to a loss of independence. For individuals who are already mobility impaired, or are at risk of becoming so, small improvements in functional capacity or mobility can dramatically improve quality of life. | Friedlander,
Anne Winograd, Carol Winograd, Terry Yock, Paul |
| NSur 278 | From Science to Business: Innovation in Neurologic Disease and Beyond Neurosurgery |
The primary goal is to introduce students from various backgrounds to the issues and process of translating a medical discovery into a business opportunity. A secondary goal is to experience an interdisciplinary work project. | Kallmeyer,
Vera Steinberg, Gary |
| NSur 279 | Concepts in Drug Device Combination Products | Course introduces graduate and undergraduate students (target audience are lifescience/medical-, engineering and business students) from various backgrounds to the development and market issues specific to drug-device combination products. |
Kallmeyer, Vera |
| Ortho 222 | Anatomy of Movement | This course represents a common interest of many disciplines in human movement: medicine (orthopaedic surgery and neurology), mechanical engineering, computer science, anthropology, and visual and performing arts. The basis of musculoskeletal movement is examined from these perspectives. Lectures comprise one facet of the course, and student-generated projects another. The first two weeks of the course combine an overview of the anatomy and pathology affecting the human locomotor system. This provides a framework for the remainder of the lectures and a basis for developing the projects. | Ladd, Amy |
| Rad 220 | Introduction to Imaging and Image-based Human Anatomy | Fundamentals of medical imaging and image-based human anatomy. Emphasis is on contrast mechanisms and the relative strengths of each imaging modality. Laboratory component shows imaging and anatomy in real time. |
Garry Gold Butts, Rosemary |
| S356 OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS |
Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities | This is the two-quarter class that you’ve heard about, where teams of Stanford graduate students (GSB and non-GSB) evaluate their own business idea and come up with a business plan with one-on-one mentoring of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur/VC. Find out more about this exciting opportunity! Don’t miss out! | Rohan, Dennis Siegelman, Russell Ciesinski, Stephen J. Meehan, Bill |
| S 353 OPEN ONLY TO GSB STUDENTS |
Entrepreneurship: Formation of New Ventures | This course addresses the issues faced in starting a new venture. It is offered for students who at some time may want to undertake an entrepreneurial career by pursuing opportunities leading to partial or full ownership and control of a business as well as those who want to understand the entrepreneurial process as a background for other careers. The course deals with case situations from the point of view of the entrepreneur/ manager rather than the passive investor. It takes the perspective of a general manager who must understand and lead an entire enterprise. Many cases involve visitors, since the premise is that opportunity and action have large idiosyncratic components. Students must assess opportunity and action in light of the perceived capabilities of the individuals and the nature of the environments they face. | Saloner (Aut) |
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S 354 OPEN ONLY TO GSB STUDENTS |
Entrepreneurship and VC | Many of America's most successful entrepreneurial companies have been substantially influenced by professionally managed venture capital. This relationship is examined from both the entrepreneur's and the venture capitalist's perspective. From the point of view of the entrepreneur, the course considers how significant business opportunities are identified, planned, and built into real companies; how resources are matched with opportunity; and how, within this framework, entrepreneurs seek capital and other assistance from venture capitalists or other sources. From the point of view of the venture capitalist, the course considers how potential entrepreneurial investments are evaluated, valued, structured, and enhanced; how different venture capital strategies are deployed; and how venture capitalists raise and manage their own funds. The course includes a term-long project where students work in teams (3-4 students per team) to write a business plan for a venture of the team's choosing. The course is team taught by a faculty member with substantial venture capital experience and a second faculty member with substantial entrepreneurial experience. |
Glynn(Win) Wendell/Schmidt (Win) |
| S 356 OPEN ONLY TO GSB STUDENTS |
Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities | The primary objectives of the course are to sharpen students' skills in opportunity evaluation; help them understand the tasks, decisions, and knowledge that are required to turn an idea into a sound business opportunity; and provide a setting for integration and extension of knowledge of the functional areas through the development of a comprehensive plan for a new business. The course is organized around a project. The initial phase will be dominated by identifying a business opportunity. This will be followed by the evaluation and development of a detailed business plan for pursuing the opportunity, and a presentation to a panel of faculty, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. | Rohan/Hellman |
| S 371 OPEN ONLY TO GSB STUDENTS |
Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation | This course focuses on the strategic management of technology-based innovation in the firm. The purpose is to provide students with concepts, frameworks, and experiences that are useful for taking part in the management of innovative processes in the firm. The course examines how such processes may change the strategic direction of the firm and how they can be managed effectively. Specific topics include assessing the innovative capabilities of the firm, managing the corporate R&D function, managing the interfaces between functional groups in the development process, managing the new business development function in the firm, understanding and managing technical entrepreneurs, building technology-based distinctive competencies and competitive advantages, technological leadership versus followership in competitive strategy, institutionalizing innovation, and attracting and keeping corporate entrepreneurs. | Burgelman |