TheFrench-Canadian BIOMEDInnov SummerSchool will take placeJune 18 to 22,2018,andwill engage students designing innovative new technologies for health and medicine. The program focuses on needs-driven design to develop clinically relevant biomedical technologies. Travelling toFrancetoattend thesummer school are 22 students (from all universities) and 6researchers from the University of ݮƵwho were involved in theinternational exchange.
The program is supported by a 130, 000 EUR FormInnov grant to the researchers at the Sorbonne University (UPMC), UTC, andCentre d’études littéraires et scientifiques appliquées(CELSA)and the University of ݮƵ.
UW and Sorbonne Researchers, France
The five day program consists of research presentations, workshops, lectures and seminars by professionals,French and Canadian biomedical start-up companies, andindustry sponsorMedtronic. Stakeholdersincluding clinicians and patients are invited to share their experience, define their needs and issues, and will engage withstudents as they work together on an innovation project in a hackathon format. Workshops will cover engineering design and design thinking, agile methods, prototyping,technology acceptance, standards, regulations, economics, entrepreneurship, and legal and ethical aspects of biomedical devices. The event will conclude with a bio-hackathoncompetition that puts into practice the knowledge and skills learned through the week.
The ݮƵ participation in the summer school program is sponsored by CBB through an International Research Partnership grant. Mitacs has awarded some students from ݮƵ Globalinkresearch awards that will accommodate their travel for their research experience in France, including the summer school
June summer school Student presentations Day 1, France
#BioMedInnov Summer School and Biohackathon Highlights
- 103participantsduring5daysprogram in France
- Bioengineeringcompaniesand participating startupsMEDTRONIC,Medella Health,Equisense,HealsyandSenior@dom
- Medicalpresentationsoncardiovascularandagingissues, and coursesforbio‐hackathon onstrategy, design,Goldilocksprototyping,ethicalissues, needsfinding,HIS,interactiondesignandstandards
- Researchpresentations, lab visits, round-table, and a closing biohackathon event
June summer school participants, France