Course description

Academic excellence in medical and healthcare research often ends up confined to journals and conferences, with little real-world application. This course bridges the gap between research and practice by teaching you how to translate your lab findings, dissertations, and academic papers into viable healthcare services, products, and startups.

You will gain hands-on knowledge of intellectual property rights, patenting, regulatory pathways, funding opportunities, and commercialization strategies specifically tailored for medical and healthcare innovations. Using case studies, step-by-step frameworks, and industry insights, you will learn how to move from the lab bench to market impact while ensuring sustainability and profitability.

This course is designed for medical researchers, healthcare professionals, graduate students, and innovators who are passionate about turning academic research into tangible solutions that improve lives. By the end, you will have a practical roadmap for transforming your academic work into a real-world venture.

What will i learn?

• Identify commercialization opportunities in academic and medical research.
• Evaluate intellectual property (IP) potential and protect their innovations.
• Develop a step-by-step commercialization roadmap from research to product/service.
• Understand regulatory, ethical, and legal frameworks governing healthcare products.
• Secure funding and partnerships to accelerate research-to-market pathways.
• Design sustainable and profitable business models for healthcare innovation.
• Effectively pitch and present innovations to investors, policymakers, and stakeholders.
• Translate academic findings into impactful solutions that improve patient care and healthcare delivery.

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