Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineering and Biosciences in Health - MD5DT - Studies portal

Basic information

Type	Master's degree
Faculty or school	Faculty of Economics and Business
Branch of knowledge	Interdisciplinary
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
Credits	90
Number of places available	25
Length of course	2 academic years
Language(s) of instruction	English
Approximate price per credit	19.37 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2025-2026
Coordination	DAVID ALAMINOS AGUILERA
Open pre-enrolment	No
Open enrolment	No
Lead to doctoral studies	Yes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification	No
Bridging courses	Yes

Objectives and competences

Objectives

El màster en Innovació i Emprenedoria per a Enginyeries i Biociències en Salut té com a objectiu principal proporcionar a l'estudiant una formació avançada que integri coneixements científics, tecnològics i de gestió amb un enfocament innovador. Aquest programa busca capacitar els estudiants per liderar projectes d'innovació, desenvolupar solucions disruptives i impulsar iniciatives emprenedores que responguin a les necessitats actuals i futures en l'àmbit de la salut i la tecnologia biomèdica. A més, fomenta l'adquisició d'habilitats per identificar oportunitats de negoci, gestionar projectes tecnològics i contribuir al desenvolupament sostenible del sector biomèdic.

Competences

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Access requirements and conditions

General requirements
Students wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:

Official Spanish university degree.

A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.

A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Pre-enrolment

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned

Welcome

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type	ECTS
Compulsory	45
Optional	15
Compulsory placements	0
Compulsory final project	30
TOTAL	90

List of subjects

Subject	Type	Language	Credits
Specialization: Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Health Engineering and Biosciences
3D In Vitro Models for Biomedical Innovation	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
Artificial Intelligence	Compulsory	2nd semester	5
Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Treatment	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
Biomedical Signal and Image Processing	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
Case Studies of Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Compulsory	2nd semester	2.5
Creativity and Innovation Management	Compulsory	1st semester	5
Final Project	Compulsory	2nd semester	30
Financial Management for Emerging Businesses	Compulsory	1st semester	2.5
Health Economics	Compulsory	1st semester	5
ICTs and Data Science for Personalized Medicine	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
IP and Medical Devices: Design and Market Regulations	Compulsory	2nd semester	5
Management of Hospitals and Health Centres	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
Marketing Strategies for Emerging Businesses	Compulsory	1st semester	2.5
Nanomedicine	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
New Frontiers in Medical Technology	Compulsory	2nd semester	2.5
New Trends in the Development of Innovative Drugs	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
One Health	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
Organ Biomanufacturing and Regenerative Medicine	Optional	2nd semester	2.5
Project Management	Compulsory	1st semester	2.5
Public Policies and Health	Compulsory	1st semester	5
Strategic Management	Compulsory	1st semester	2.5
Sustainable Entrepreneurship	Compulsory	1st semester	5

Teaching staff

List of spring and autumn teaching staff on a current course

Placements

These placements are an opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in the Master's degree on social change and development trends, inequality dynamics' evolution, and strategic planning's importance in contemporary societies. Professional internships are a unique opportunity to apply that knowledge in a natural environment.

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

Les sortides professionals del màster inclouen una àmplia gamma d'opcions en l'àmbit de la tecnologia i les biociències aplicades a la salut. Els titulats podran accedir a posicions de lideratge en empreses tecnològiques, empresa emergents biomèdiques i institucions sanitàries, així com participar en projectes d'innovació i transferència de tecnologia en centres de recerca i organismes d'innovació. També tindran la possibilitat d'emprendre projectes propis o de desenvolupar una carrera acadèmica i de recerca en camps com la biotecnologia, l'enginyeria biomèdica o la gestió de la innovació en el sector salut.