Session “Introduction to Health Innovation”

27-Sep-2024

The session “Introduction to Health Innovation”, which will take place at NOVA Medical School, aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the entire health innovation process, from prototype development to market entry. The event will offer an immersive experience, showcasing successful cases in health innovation.

This event is part of the "Health Innovation" specialization within the Nova SBE Master's in Impact Entrepreneurship & Innovation, developed in the context of the project HealthEConnect, in collaboration with NOVA Medical School, Copenhagen Business School, BioInnovation Institute, Patient Innovation and StartUp Europe, merging the worlds of entrepreneurship and health innovation.

DATE: September 27, 2024

TIME: 9:00 - 11:30 AM

VENUE: Auditório Manuel Machado Macedo, NOVA Medical School - Rua Câmara Pestana 6, Lisbon

REGISTRATIONS: until September 25, via the form available at: Registration Form

 

PROGRAM

9:00 am - How can a business student contribute to healthcare innovation? Possible roles
Leonie Kellner - BioInnovation Institute, Denmark

9:30 am - A Step-by-Step Guide to the Clinical Validation of Innovative Health Solutions
Lúcia Domingues - Nova CRU, NOVA Medical School 

10:00 am - Round Table “Health Innovation Challenges”
Moderation by Ana Rodrigues, NOVA Medical School, with:

Helena Canhão, NOVA Medical School
Maria João Jacinto, Nova School of Business and Economics
Afonso Passos da Cunha, NOWACE
Ricardo Vieira da Mata, NOWACE

10:30 am - Health Innovation Solutions: live presentations

VR solutions for cognitive training and evaluation 
Bebiana Moura - Virtuleap

Healthy Bone Platform to reduce fragility fractures
Ana Rodrigues - CHRC, NOVA Medical School

Nanobiotechnology for cancer treatment
João Conde - ToxOmics, NOVA Medical School 


11:30 am - Coffee-break and guided tour through the health innovation solutions