Program Overview

Introduction to the DU - Génie Biologique et Médical Program

The DU - Génie Biologique et Médical (Biological and Medical Engineering) program is a university diploma offered by Sorbonne Université's Faculty of Health Sciences. This program focuses on the valorization of biomedical research and innovation, aiming to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the socio-economic and regulatory environment of health, the steps involved in creating an innovative company, and access to the market.

Objectives

The primary objectives of the DU - Génie Biologique et Médical program are:

• To offer a professional training organized by Sorbonne Université in partnership with APHP, Institut Pasteur, and Medicen.
• To cover all aspects of biomedical research valorization, from the original idea to the commercialized product, including the socio-economic and regulatory health environment, the creation of innovative companies, and market access.
• To discover the rules of innovation protection (patents, copyrights), the principles of biomedical evaluation, the transfer of innovations to industry, regulatory aspects, and research and company creation funding.
• To enable better integration into the health industries and find employment within them.

Target Audience and Prerequisites

The program is designed for:

• Healthcare professionals (doctors, surgeons, pharmacists, biologists, etc.)
• Researchers and teacher-researchers in fundamental or applied research
• Administrative hospital staff or others interested in biomedical research valorization
• Health industry professionals responsible for new product development
• Engineers, engineering students, and doctoral students destined for the biomedical field
• Innovators in the biomedical field

Access to the program requires authorization from the program manager after examining the candidate's application.

Program Structure

The program consists of several modules, including:

• Legal and judicial framework of medical innovation: industrial protection, collaboration and transfer contracts, and the role of SATT.
• Innovation strategies: industrial valorization in public establishments, technological surveillance, academic-industry collaborations, and the interest of mixed laboratories.
• Technology transfer and testimonials: creating companies from hospital projects, what industry expects from public research partnerships, biotech stories, and principles of technology transfer and company creation.
• Health data valorization: data production, protection of persons and clinical research, data valorization and intellectual property, industrial and academic economic models, and data analysis and artificial intelligence in health.
• Creation and financing of innovative companies: financial development strategy, market study, public funding, and BPI devices.
• Medical devices and operational issues: European regulations, evaluation and standardization procedures, and innovation and medico-economic evaluation.

Methods and Pedagogical Means

The program includes:

• Conferences addressing both theoretical knowledge and concrete examples
• Exchanges with specialist speakers
• Round tables
• Testimonials and a CV workshop
• The program is organized into three sessions of 3 or 4 consecutive days, with a total of 10 full days, plus a CV workshop
• Meetings with industrialists who may develop innovations and with teachers

Control of Knowledge

• Attendance at all sessions
• Writing an original memoir on a theme related to the training
• Oral defense of the memoir before an examination jury

Career Opportunities

The program offers varied opportunities depending on the participants' profiles and opens up employment possibilities in the health industries.

Additional Information

• Duration: 70 hours
• Schedule: 3 sessions of 3/4 days
• Location: Faculty of Health Sciences - Pitié-Salpętričre site
• Fee: See the grid
• Modality: Face-to-face
• Training: Diplomatic

For more detailed information about the program, including the application process and specific dates, it is recommended to consult the official Sorbonne Université website or contact the program administrators directly.