Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering

The main aim of this master's degree is to train a new generation of technologists who will have in-depth knowledge of the technologies used in the health sector and the capacity to understand the clinical, social and economic implications of these technologies, as well as innovation and business spirit.
Graduates will be able to transform health problems into research challenges, and to generate innovative ideas and strategies with an entrepreneurial vision.

The knowledge provided in the Master's Degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering could open up a wide range of opportunities in different areas. Some of the professional competences associated with this master's degree are activities related to innovation and the conception, design, manufacture, assessment, certification and marketing of health and social products and services.
Students are trained in technical and scientific, practical and technological, economic and business (innovation and entrepreneurship) areas, and gain an overview of biomedicine and health problems. The main professional areas in which these competences are relevant are industry, the health sector, and research, development and innovation.

Main competences:

• Knowledge forming the basis of original thinking in the development or application of ideas, typically in a research context.
  
• Capacity to identify the scientific and industrial situation at national and international level in relation to biomedical engineering and its technology and applications.
  
• Abilities relating to research methods, innovation and management.
  
• Capacity for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
  
• Capacity to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship projects.
  
• Capacity to determine the basic and technological subjects that enable the learning of new methods and technologies, and versatility to adapt to new situations.
  
• Capacity to compare, analyse and use technological advances in biomedical engineering to resolve clinical needs and improve health management in all areas of prevention, monitoring and intervention.
  
• Capacity to identify and provide solutions to current and future needs in the organisation of clinical engineering services in health centres.
  
• Capacity to assess and address the needs for technology transfer and innovation, patents and entrepreneurial culture in the field of biomedical engineering.
  
• Capacity to identify the main problems in the health sector and address them using economic and statistical tools.
  
• Capacity to understand and analyse the different types of innovation in organisations and the relationship between innovation and competitiveness in companies, in relation to the development of medical technologies.
  
• Capacity to assess the reasons for government intervention in the healthcare market and in medical products and services and the tools used to assess, improve or design health policies.