Overview
What you will study
The Entrepreneurship in Technology and Health course, offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, content is divided into three sections:
- Marketing
- Business and innovation and
- Regulatory aspects of innovative technologies
Students will learn key concepts of market and need analysis, distribution solution, competitor analysis, pricing and sustainable development. Students will learn how to apply business models and commercialisation strategies, conduct alpha-beta pilot tests and develop a financial plan. The course provides conceptual aspects to entrepreneurship in the organisational contexts and regulatory aspects such as basic intellectual property rights and procurement policy.
As a final assignment, student will develop their own business plan for an innovative technology for health and well-being.
After completing the course, the student should demonstrate proficiency in:
- value innovation and business concept development with, eg. "KTH Innovation readiness level."
- analyse needs, market and pricing
- analyse competitors, stakeholders and distribution solutions
- evaluate fundamental intellectual property rights for a business concept
- explain relevant aspects of sustainable development
- explain procurement and interaction between private and public actors
- evaluates strategies and business models for commercialization
- apply entrepreneurial leadership by involving potential customers, partners or suppliers in business concept development
- develop business communication by presenting ideas in public domain
- create a business plan including conduct of alpha-beta and pilot tests and a financial plan
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Innovation
- Alpha-Beta-Pilot test
- Marketing
- Needs Analysis
- Distribution Solution
- Competition Analysis
- Pricing
- Sustainable development
- Business
- Business models and commercialization
- Strategy and business logic
- Entrepreneurship leadership and organization
- Interaction between key players
- Organizational dynamics
- Set Objectives and Key results
- Regulations
- Basic intellectual property rights
- Procurement Policy
- Sustainable development
- Lectures, exercises and seminar
- RED1 - Individually short paper, analyzes and class discussions
- RED2 - Oral and written presentation of the business concept for peer review
- PRO2 - Continuous sprints with agile project methodology, develop a business plan presented to the class and external stakeholder
- LAB1 – Basic financial model and plan for personal, accelerator or venture financing
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Industrial & Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship Health Sciences View 4 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in SwedenWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Industrial Management, Basic Course 6.0 credits
- English B/English 6
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Stockholm
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.