BIOE 371 Global Biodesign: Medical Technology in an International Context
Students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from the schools of business, engineering, humanities & science, law and medicine are invited to participate in the Elective Course, Bioengineering (Bioe) 371. This course will provide an overview of medtech innovation - from India to Europe to China.
This seminar examines the development and commercialization of medical technologies in the global setting focusing primarily on Europe, India and China. Faculty and guest speakers from industry and government will discuss the status of the industry, as well as opportunities in and challenges to medical technology innovation unique to each geography. Topics related to development of technologies for bottom of the pyramid markets will also be addressed.
Course Topics
- Demographics and disease burden
- Regulatory
- Clinical Infrastructure
- Reimbursement
- Sales/Marketing/Distribution
- Intellectual Property
Course Content
Course content (syllabus, homework assignments, etc.) is maintained on the Stanford Coursework website. Once a student is enrolled in the course, Coursework access will be provided.
- Coursework page [available during Spring Quarter]
Syllabus for 2013
| DATE | TOPIC/REGION | FACULTY | SPEAKER |
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| 3-Apr | Introduction and Global Overview | Jan Pietzsch Course Introduction |
Michael Gropp International Trends Driving and Re-directing Demand for Medical Technology Innovation |
| 10-Apr | Europe | Jan Pietzsch Introduction to Europe |
Greg Bakan Early-stage clinical work and market development in the EU |
| 17-Apr | Europe | Jan Pietzsch | Sarah Mollenkopf Value for Money: Healthcare decision making in Europe and the impact on Innovation |
Lars Hofmann, MD European Healthcare Systems and Markets |
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| 24-Apr | India | Anurag Mairal Introduction to Indian MedTech |
The Indian Conundrum: How to crack open one of the largest healthcare markets by volume |
| 1-May | India | Rajiv Doshi Innovation in India |
Krista Donaldson Designing and Scaling Affordable Medical Devices |
| 8-May | Asia Pacific | Chris Shen Introduction |
Yoh-Chie Lu Founder and Chairman, Biosensors International Group Biosensors: Lessons from China |
| 15-May | Asia Pacific | Chris Shen | Bonnie Cheng, Abbott Emerging Market Strategies from a Multinational Perspective |
Young Kim, Synex Consulting An Overview of Medical Technology |
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| 22-May | Other Markets | Anurag Mairal Overview of Medtech in Canada, Middle East, Australia |
Bill Rodriguez, MD Africa |
Robson Capasso Latin America |
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| 29-May | Putting it all Together | Paul Yock | Bill Starling VC Perspective |
Karun Naga IP Perspective |
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Darrell Zoromski Start-up CEO Perspective |
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| 5-Jun | Student presentations | All Faculty | Amy Lockwood Stanford’s portfolio of global health activities |
| Quarters | Spring |
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| Course Number | BIOE 371 |
| Cross-listings | Med 271, OIT 587 |
| Day, Time | Wednesday, 4:15 - 5:45 pm |
| Content | Global Medtech Innovation |
| Course Directors | Yock, Doshi, Shen, Pietzsch, Mairal |
| Location | Gates B03 (for 2013) |
| Units | 1-2 |
| Schools | Engineering/ Medicine/Business |
Course Requirements
Students may take the course for 1 unit, which requires attending at
least 9 of the 10 lectures to complete the course. Students taking the
course for 2 units will be required to complete a paper and presentation.
Distance Learning
This course is also offered online through Stanford Center for Professional Development(SCPD). Distance Learners can watch the course by video each week within 24 hours of the actual course delivery. This course can be combined with three other online courses to complete a Biodesign Certificate. Further information about the certificate is available on the SCPD website.
