Application procedure
Seminar places will be assigned by a first come - first serve basis. In the case that we receive too many applications, there will be a waiting list. However, we reserve the right to choose applicants that best fit the target group description.
The course is open to students of the before mentioned study fields (Bachelor 5th semester or higher and all Master students).
For other study programs or information to ECTS distributions, please contact us:
mailto:zimt-elab@fau.de
Information for all students who want to use the E-Lab as their RESEARCH LAB: There is only a limited number of research internship spots available. If you want to use the E-Lab for your Research Lab module, please write a mail to "zimt-elab@fau.de" and let us know.

The semester-long MedTech Entrepreneurship Lab will work with teams of learners from different disciplines to solve practical questions in medical technology and digital health. Students will work on pre-selected projects from the University Hospital of Erlangen - for instance in the field of Neurology, Anesthesiology, Gastroenterology, and Palliative Medicine. Participants will have open access to the Innovation Lab, which provides them with an infrastructure to develop their project specific prototype.
Through a series of seminars in medical device regulations, workshops in business and finance, regular mentoring meetings, and individual coaching from industry and healthcare professionals, learners will implement their ideas as prototypes by applying lean startup methodology and develop their business plan.
The course will be offered in the summer and winter semester and will culminate in a pitch competition in front of investors, end-users, and challenge-providers and the general public. Learning Goals and skills:

• Ideation, Design Thinking

• Market Analysis

• Patent Research / Securing Intellectual Property

• Business planning

• Prototyping

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Startup Financing

• Medical device / software law

• Clinical evaluation

Scrum will be used as an agile development tool in order to support the students in their prototyping process.
Besides the great practical experience gained during development, students will gain knowledge in entrepreneurship and business creation, subsequently empowering them to turn an idea into a startup venture.
The MedTech Entrepreneurship Lab is funded by EIT Health.

Evaluation
The MedTech E-Lab participants will be assessed weekly and learners will receive useful, documented feedback throughout the semester. At the end of each semester, a jury of healthcare and business professionals will evaluate each team's prototype and presentation at a demo day and pitch event.
Every participant will be graded. The overall grade consists of four parts:

• Mid-semester presentation (30%)

• Report (20%)

• Code, Scrum Meeting, Practical work (40%)

• Team performance (10%)

10 ECTS will be awarded after the successful completion of the semester long course.
All MedTech E-Lab learners will receive a certificate after they have successfully completed all of the program components.