Jobitti: Bioinnovation 5 ECTS, 2024

Bioinnovation, 5 ECTS

Åbo Akademi University

Entry requirements and target group: 

  • Basic knowledge in biosciences (120 sp of BSc studies)
  • 3rd-year BSc students and MSc students

Learning outcomes: 

After passing this course, the students are expected to:

  • be familiar with the concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation within the bioscience, biomedicine, and pharmaceutical fields
  • have obtained a practical view of the steps from initial innovation idea to launching the final product
  • have a better understanding of the skills required for working life in the industry
  • have developed your ability to apply theoretical knowledge to problem-solving
  • have developed your project management skills

Contents: 

This course covers the following topics: 

  1. Introduction to innovation
  2. Defining a problem
  3. Idea generation
  4. Idea conceptualization and testing
  5. Pitching
  6. Commercialization and strategy development

Modes of study:

Online video lectures, written material, self-correcting quizzes, group work, oral presentation (pitch), and written project report

Teaching language: English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria: Grade (1-5) consists of approved self-correcting quizzes (30%), pitch videos (50%), and the final project report (20%). Self-correcting quizzes are approved if 60 % or more is correct.

Timetable: Spring 2024 (Feb-May), 13 weeks

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