From Idea to Enterprise: Innovating in Healthcare

Starting from Spring 2026, we are developing English-language courses with credits, also open with benefits to PhD candidates and medical residents. Course Start Date: May 6, 2025 Course Duration: 40 hours over three months Format: Digital Learning Certificate of Attendance: Yes Language Ita Course Objectives Understand the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and business creation to innovate the healthcare sector Explore real challenges in the healthcare sector and identify opportunities for innovation Develop entrepreneurial thinking to create impactful solutions Acquire practical knowledge of methodologies to start and launch new ventures in the healthcare sector Target Audience The course is aimed at healthcare and healthcare management professionals who wish to expand their entrepreneurial and managerial skills. Specifically, it is designed for: Medical and healthcare personnel Hospital and clinical technologists Clinical engineers Researchers Technical directors and innovation managers Senior figures in healthcare management Course Overview An innovative pathway to leverage opportunities offered by the integration of research, technology, and organization, promoting the development of innovative solutions in the healthcare sector.Structure and Teaching Methodology 5 modules – 40 hours over three months, delivered digitally Online lessons and talks, featuring speakers from the Fondazione ANTHEM network Specialist case studies Faculty composed of experts from academia and industry Output An optional final project applied to a case of interest to be completed at the end of the course, addressing: Needs analysis and potential market Roadmap for business creation (timing, costs, team, resources) Regulatory and patent pathway Identification of strategic partners (industrial, financial, clinical) Skills Acquired At the end of the course, participants will have acquired: An entrepreneurial approach to healthcare innovation In-depth knowledge of innovative entrepreneurship models, regulatory aspects (including intellectual property protection and data management), and healthcare innovation ecosystems Regulatory and patent pathway understanding Tools to transform ideas and technologies into concrete and effective solutions Scientific Committee TommasoMinola Università deglistudi di Bergamo MarioSalerno Università deglistudi di Bergamo StefaniaGuareschi FondazioneANTHEM EmanueleLettieri Politecnicodi Milano PhilipPhan John HopkinsUniversity and Medicine EleonoraSfreddo Fondazione per la Ricerca Ospedaledi Bergamo ETS