Tech Transfer Strategy and Impact Assessment
Venture Building in Healthcare
Tech Transfer Strategy and Impact Assessment
Venture Building in Healthcare
Tech Transfer Strategy and Impact Assessment is an online course within EIT Health’s Venture Building in Healthcare pathway, designed for researchers, innovators, and aspiring entrepreneurs developing healthcare ventures. In this course, you will explore how to transform research outputs and technology-based innovations into commercially viable healthcare solutions through effective tech transfer and intellectual property strategies.
You will learn how to analyse patent landscapes, assess technology and commercial potential, and develop IP protection and licensing strategies to support healthcare innovation commercialisation. The course also introduces practical approaches to patent searches, technology evaluation, licensing negotiation, and impact assessment, helping you make informed strategic decisions for your venture development and long-term value creation.
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What you get
IP AND TECH TRANSFER SKILLS
Develop practical knowledge in intellectual property management, patent analysis, and technology transfer processes.
COMMERCIALISATION ASSESSMENT
Learn how to assess commercial potential, evaluate technologies, and position healthcare innovations for market adoption.
LICENSING
Explore licensing strategies, licence agreements, and approaches to commercialising innovation from academic settings.
FLEXIBILITY
Study at your own pace with an online format designed to fit your schedule.
CERTIFICATION
Upon completion, you will receive an EIT label certificate.
What you'll learn
Learning Outcomes
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- ✅ Collect, analyze, and interpret information on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), technology evaluation, and technology transfer processes to support the development of commercialisation strategies for your healthcare innovation.
- ✅ Reflect on the strategic importance of IP and commercialization pathways of your research outputs.
- ✅ Evaluate the patent landscape of your technologies and competing solutions to identify positioning, risks, and opportunities for commercialisation.
- ✅ Evaluate technology assessment and IP evaluation approaches to support decision-making regarding the commercialization potential of your innovation.
- ✅ Apply and use practical methodologies for patent searches, patent landscape analysis, technology evaluation, commercial assessment, and basic licensing negotiation processes to support technology transfer activities in healthcare innovation.
- ✅ Develop licensing strategies and agreements to create and deliver sustainable value.
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Curriculum
Eligibility Requirements
The course is designed for students, researchers, innovators, and professionals in the healthcare industry developing MedTech or digital health solutions. Applicants are expected to meet the following requirements before enrolment:
- Hold, or be working towards, a Master’s degree or higher qualification
- Fluent English (reading and listening)
Technology requirement: Computer or tablet with stable internet connection
