Assessing the Value of Medical Innovation

Third-cycle level | 3.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: C7F5748
VT 2025
Study period: 2025-03-22 - 2025-05-28
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-10-15 - 2025-02-23
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Course description

Progress in medical innovation stands as a catalyst for worldwide economic growth. Whether within pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, information technology, or a fusion of these advancements, the potential advantages extend significantly to private businesses and societal well-being. However, due to long development times and rigorous regulations, these innovative concepts require a lot of financing to establish their presence in the market. Consequently, assessing the value of novel medical innovations remains crucial. The primary objective of this course is to empower researchers with the proficient capability to effectively assess the worth of emerging technologies or processes within the medical industry.

Requirements and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 

Selection

Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant's doctoral project (according to written motivation),
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

Course director

Samer Yammine

Course syllabus

C7F5748

Department

Department of Learning, informatics, Management and Ethics

Doctoral programme

**Not within a doctoral programme

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

medical innovation

CONTACTSamer Yammine

samer.yammine@ki.se