15.124/HST.973 Evaluating a Biomedical Business Concept
Spring 2011
Instructors: Richard Anders, Joshua Tolkoff, cberke@partners.org, Teodoro F Dagi, Richard J Cohen, Provisional User
TA: Joshua Gottlieb
Lecture: Th 4:00-6:00 PM (E25-119)
Information:
Traditional businesses often start from a novel technology or solution and attempt to shoehorn it into a market. Because the need is neither clear nor compelling, the result is often a fundamentally weak business. In this class, teams of students evaluate a clinical need and learn an effective process for turning this need into a business. Topics in the course include alternative solutions, intellectual property protection, market opportunity, regulatory and reimbursement hurdles, competitive threats and potential return on investment. Students are encouraged to interview key individuals including clinicians, potential customers, other stakeholders, consultants and competitors. Students will present a series of analyses and solutions to each of the critical issues faced in constructing a business to address the identified need.
Announcements
Please complete YOUR course evaluation
Do you have an opinion? We'd like you to share your point of view regarding HST.979 Dynamics of Biomedical Technologies. Take your course evaluation before 9am Monday, May 16th at"|:
http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation
The only way for us to incorporate your critiques and suggestions into the Fall 2011 course is if YOU complete your online course evaluation. The instructional team is extremely open to evaluation and to suggestions that will improve the course for fall 2011 semester.
Candance Weaver
Announced on 12 May 2011 4:00 p.m. by Candance Weaver
Evaluating Reminder
REMINDER:
Presentations need to be
uploaded to stellar by WEDNESDAY, May 11,
2011 by 4pm
Please upload your Presentations & Homework Questions at: Patents & Other IP Issues; use thh red "add submissions" text.
If you have any questions please use the contact information for the Instructors and TA to get your questions clearly answered.
Announced on 10 May 2011 1:37 p.m. by Candance Weaver
Evaluating Class Update 05-05-11
Please note:
Josh Tolkoff's slides can be found at: Start-up Slides from Josh Tolkoff on the Material page under Resources.
Presentations need to be uploaded to stellar by WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2011 by 4pm
Please upload your Presentations & Homework Questions at: Patents & Other IP Issues; use thh red "add submissions" text.
If you have any questions please use the contact information for the Instructors and TA to get your questions clearly answered.
Announced on 05 May 2011 6:11 p.m. by Candance Weaver
Evaluating 4/28/11 - Week #6
Please upload your Homework Questions by 4pm on 04/28/11 to the Reimbursement assignment site page, use the red "add submissions" text.
Topic for 4/28/11 : Licensing, patenting, and patent litigation & Discussion about final presentation
A5 = assignment 5; # = your team's number; HWQ = homework questions
NO In Class Student Presentations Due today
Announced on 28 April 2011 11:19 a.m. by Candance Weaver
Assignment Due 4-28-11
Please find the assignment due 4-28-11 at Reimbursement - Business Planning
Naming Convention: A5_Team_#_HWQ
Announced on 14 April 2011 5:20 p.m. by Candance Weaver
