Applications will close on March 31, 2025!
An interactive workshop for advanced degree students and early career professionals to build entrepreneurial skills in neurotechnology using the proven Biodesign method.
The NeuroDesign Entrepreneurs Workshop is a weekend event using the Biodesign process to explore healthtech entrepreneurship — all through the lens of neurotechnology. Featuring an amazing faculty and cohort of students, this course will prepare you for a career in neurotech startups and provide you with a fantastic network to help you as you get started.
Accepted participants will be formed into teams and assigned a clinical need. Then, they will work with faculty, advisors, and mentors to design a solution and build a business plan around their solution. Teams will receive didactic instruction, mentoring, and one-on-one advising throughout the program. To end the program, teams will pitch their solutions to a group of judges.
Agenda
Thursday Evening
Participants arrive on Thursday afternoon
Welcome dinner, with introductory lectures on needs finding and the Biodesign process
Friday
A full day of working through the Identify and Invent phases of the Biodesign process, to explore different designs and investigating how these designs would uniquely meet the clinical need.
Plenty of time for networking with the fantastic group of student and faculty attendees
A nice dinner with fun activities and more Biodesign, networking, and an assignment due on Saturday morning
Faculty reception
Saturday
Lectures on financing a startup and financing strategy
Modules on IP, regulatory, market, reimbursement, and business strategies for possible solutions to the clinical needs
Fun evening activities and an assignment due on Sunday morning
Sunday
Interactive pitch workshop
Pitch your new business idea to a team of judges!
Fly out on Sunday afternoon
Application deadline: March 31, 2025
Acceptance notifications: April 9, 2025
Workshop dates: June 12-15, 2025
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
Registration fees: FREE. Students admitted into the program will be provided with three nights of lodging at the conference hotel. Meals will also be provided at the event.
Travel costs: Students are responsible for travel costs. Very limited travel awards may be provided for participants living in Europe to provide partial reimbursements, depending on availability. US-based applicants requiring travel assistance will be asked to apply only to the Cleveland Workshop; applications for the Cleveland workshop will open in May of 2025 and the program will take place September 11-14, 2025 at Case Western Reserve University.