Solving Biomaterials Challenges Proposed by Medical Experts

The proposed activity consists of a challenge-based learning activity in the field of biomaterials.

The activity will be available to students from all the EELISA partner institutions. It will be integrated into the biomaterials courses of three bachelor’s degrees at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and of a bioengineering course at POLITEHNICA Bucharest (PB). The instructors and tutors will include professors from UPM, PB and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA).

Submit your application before 15 January 2025

Teams of five students from different backgrounds—both in terms of academic disciplines and institution of origine—will have to choose a challenge (from a set of proposed challenges) related to biomaterials and work together to provide an innovative solution. Students will attend various sessions led by experts and professionals covering five topics: entrepreneurship, regulation of medical devices, material selection, product costs, and manufacturing. Each team will be responsible for defining the entrepreneurship strategy, scientific-technical solution, manufacturing and characterization methods, as well as regulatory considerations and cost/price estimates for their proposed innovative solution of the challenge. The team will be guided by a tutor.