title: Teaching biomedical technology innovation as a discipline.
abstract: Recently, universities in the United States and abroad have developed dedicated educational programs in life science technology innovation. Here, we discuss the two major streams of educational theory and practice that have informed these programs: design thinking and entrepreneurship education. We make the case that the process of innovation for new medical technologies (medtech) is different from that for biopharmaceuticals and outline the challenges and opportunities associated with developing a discipline of medtech innovation.
authors.affiliation: The Program in Biodesign, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. yock@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Yock
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Brinton
authors.forename: Stefanos A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Zenios
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D003405:Creativity; D004345:Drug Industry; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013663:Teaching