MAS 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 6 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.

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 Program

The program is highly modular, thus allowing individual learning approaches. It consists of a prerequisites section (e-learning) and six modules (blended learning). It is also possible to book single modules in case free places are available.

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.

MAS Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship: All six modules (36 ECTS) and a master thesis (24 ECTS).

Modul 1            Research and Development

Modul 2            Good Manufacturing Practice and Quality Management

Modul 3            Intellectual Property

Modul 4             Regulatory Affairs

Modul 5            Clinical Trial Design and Performance

Modul 6            Biomedical Entrepreneurship and Management

Organising institution

sitem-insel School, Center for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Medicine, Universität Bern.

The Faculty

The faculty includes leading experts from industry, universities, universities of applied sciences, and ETHs as well as specialists from regulatory agencies, financial professionals and clinicians. 

•  Prof. Dr. Artur Baldauf
•  Dr. Andreas Wallnoefer
• Dr. Max Corbett
•  Prof. Dr. Heinz Müller
• Dr. Barbara Jentges
• Sandra Soniec
• PD Dr. Sven Trelle
• PD Dr. Peter Berchtold
• Beat Lechmann

Admissions requirements are a completed study program in medicine, life science or engineering. Exceptional admission sur dossier may be approved by the study commission. If the applicant has no prior academic degree or professional experience, the study commission may define further conditions for the applicant to successfully complete the course.

Prospective students who would like to attend single modules may be admitted, provided places are still available.

Admission to the course is decided by the study commission at request of the study leader. For details, please refer to the study regulations of sitem School. There is no claim to admission

Tuition fees

CHF 31'500

Application

Please contact  us: school@sitem.unibe.ch

Participants will be registered at the University of Bern.