This module reviews basic heuristic principles related to the discovery and development of diagnostic and therapeutic biomedical products.
Learning objectives
- Understanding of the scientific and technical aspects of the R & D process
- Critical assessment of findings
- Strategic planning of scientific and economic aspects and risk management
Learning content
- Introduction to translational medicine
- Drugs: Drug discovery, bridging discovery and development, drug development
- Medical devices: Design process, design quality, design realization, evaluation
- Diagnostics: Biomarker discovery and validation, clinical test development
- Combination products
Module leaders
- Prof. Dr. Juergen Burger, University of Bern
- Dr. Andreas Wallnoefer, Life Sciences Consulting, BioMed Partners
- Beat Lechmann, Depuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Lecturers
Various experts from industry (Behring SA, Bayer Pharma AG, Johnson and Johnson, Venture, BioMed Partners, Cellestia Biotech) and academia (Artorg, Inselspital)
