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 examines the development and commercialization of innovative medical technologies in different global settings.

Faculty and guest speakers from the medtech field will discuss the status of the industry, as well as opportunities in and challenges to medical technology innovation unique to seven primary geographic regions: Africa, China, Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, and the United States. Students will be exposed to the biodesign innovation process, which provides a proven approach for identifying important unmet medical needs and inventing meaningful solutions to address them. They will also explore key differences between the covered geographies, which range from emerging markets with vast bottom-of-the-pyramid and growing middle class populations, to well-established markets with sophisticated demands and shifting demographics. The class will utilize real-world case studies and class projects (for 3-unit students) to promote engagement and provide a hands-on learning experience.

Course Topics

• Needs finding/empathy
• Disease/stakeholder analysis
• Existing solutions/market analysis
• Ideation and initial concept selection
• Regulatory, clinical, and reimbursement
• Intellectual property, design, and prototyping
• Commercialization (marketing, sales, and distribution)

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]