Short Program 2025/26 - Understanding the healthcare system
These talks cover key healthcare system challenges: global health disparities and the impact of international aid, biomedical innovation turning research into treatments, and regulatory hurdles for medical devices and digital health solutions.
Online
English
3 sessions
Online via Microsoft Teams; dial-in details will be sent before the lecture
Whole package: € 150 (€ 50 each individual session)
Sessions
The goal of this lecture is to discuss the complex interplay of factors that contribute to poor health outcomes in these regions, including poverty, limited access to healthcare, inadequate infrastructure, and political instability.
DATE(S): 02/12/2025 (17h – 18:30h)
LECTURER: Rafael Vilasanjuan
PRICE: € 50
Discover how innovation, collaboration, and strategic vision drive success in the ever-evolving field of biomedicine. From breakthrough research to market implementation, gain insights into the intricate journey of transforming cutting-edge science into life-changing therapies
DATE(S): 09/12/2025 (17h – 18:30h)
LECTURER: Luis Ruiz-Ávila
PRICE: € 50
This talk will provide information about the regulation of medical devices and digital health solutions, specifically in comparison to the pharmaceutical process. You will also take an in-depth look at the European regulatory process under the CE Marking process, and the key differences between both EMA and FDA approvals.
DATE(S): 16/12/2025 (17h – 18:30h)
LECTURER: Dominique Montferrer
PRICE: € 50
We offer a 50% discount (for any category, but not accumulative) to students who are in their final academic year at university, or who are studying a Masters degree related to the following fields: business, engineering, life sciences or design. If interested, please send an e-mail to polivella@biocat.cat, with the subject "Short Programs Discount", providing your details and attaching a copy of your university registration. Promotions are limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
To withdraw from a session you must send an e-mail to: polivella@biocat.cat. If cancellation is received more than one week (7 working days) before the date of the Short Program session, you will be reimbursed for 100% of the registration fee. If cancellation is received during the week prior to the date of the lesson, you will be reimbursed for 50% of the registration fee. If no notice is given, participants will not be reimbursed even if they do not attend the session.