DAS in Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship

Translational medicine is a new, process-oriented discipline that aims to translate new findings and products resulting from industrial development and basic research into clinical applications. It seeks to professionalize the essential interaction between basic science researchers, clinicians, regulatory bodies, and investors.

This study program is designed to train professionals in scientific and medical knowledge, and simultaneously in entrepreneurship skills to enable them to successfully coordinate the development and commercialization of biomedical products. Depending on your needs we offer a CAS, DAS or MAS. The program consists of 6 modules covering different aspects relevant for the development and commercialization of medicinal products and medical devices. These six modules are aligned along the translational process from the preclinical phase to the post market phase. MAS students perform activities that are designed to specially address aspects relevant to their projects. This includes regular project discussions with peers and experts, the selection of applicable case studies and site visits at companies, which will give them the opportunity to apply knowledge, skill sets and techniques that they have gained from the classroom in real life situations.

Objectives

The program offers continuing education to specialists in industry, hospitals and academia in the field of translational medicine and biomedical entrepreneurship, expertise highly needed in both industry and universities. Participants will acquire the know-how to initiate and implement the translation process of products from the stage of development in industrial or research institutions to clinical applica­tions with the goal of their commercialization. The focus is on both diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices and medicinal products.

What to expect from this program?

• You will become proficient in medical product development
• You understand the interdisciplinary interaction in translational medicine
• Our innovative enviornment and network of experts and specialists from industry and academia provide you with a state-of-the-art platform
• We offer a unique mentoring program and large flexibility our custom designed study program
• You will be able to take your concept for your medical innovation to the next level and increase the success of your start up

Participants

The program is open for all academic disciplines. For academics without a background in natural science, engineering or medicine, a special module «Prerequisites» has been developed. It will allow those participants to acquire fundamental scientific-medical knowledge required for the program. The program addresses professionals from industry, hospitals and academia that are active in the medical sector and interested in translational medicine and biomedical entrepreneurship.

Structure of the DAS TMBE Program

The DAS TMBE is a part-time program (30 ECTS), consisting of the development of a real-life, practical translational project, and the acquisition of theoretical medical and entrepreneurial knowledge. It consists of modules in the form of e-learning activities, face-to-face sessions, and a performance review. As a combination of the CAS Translational Medicine and CAS Biomedical Entrepreneurship this program allows more room for specialisation, without sacrificing a solid foundation of knowledge about the translational process. Participants choose three our of the five first modules of the TMBE Program and additionally complete module six (26 ECTS). The implementation of the course content into practice is achieved with a certificate thesis worth 4 ECTS credits. After successful participation, the University of Bern awards the Diploma of Advanced Studies. 

The TMBE program is highly modular, thus allowing individual learning approaches and fast tracks (see MAS TMBE, DAS TM, CAS TM, CAS BE). It is also possible to book single modules in case free places are available.

Your project

The program aims at empowering participants to develop and present a mature project from both a translational and entrepreneurial perspective at the end of the program. 
One of the main objectives is that students work – together with our faculty –  on continuously develop their own project or venture, as this is an integral part of the thesis. The theoretical knowledge acquired during the six mandatory modules can be directly and specifically applied to the individual projects. 
The course activities are designed to address relevant topics students may encounter in their projects, and to provide strategies on how to handle them. Such activities are regular project discussions with peers and experts, case studies and industry and academic content. Company site visits provide an opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills and techniques gained in the classroom in real life scenarios. 

Location

The study program is embedded in sitem-insel, which, in collaboration with partners, provides participants access to a vast amount of hightech facilities and services.

The study program offers «blended learning», i.e. e-learning complemented with face-toface concept lectures, peer learning sessions and interactive discussions with specialists. Consequently, the program permits you to organize your daily workload and study time according to your background and your specific needs, while the face-to-face sessions allow networking with experts and personal contact with your peers.

DAS Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship: CAS Type I and CAS Type II programs.