Advanced Master in Biotech & MedTech Ventures

Who is the program aimed at?

The Advanced Master in Biotech & MedTech Ventures program welcomes recent Master’s or Ph.D. graduates and junior professionals from all disciplines, with an entrepreneurial spirit and the ambition to acquire the in-depth knowledge and business acumen needed to take on a (C-level) executive role in an early-stage Biotech or MedTech company.

The Advanced Master’s program allows you to gain extensive, hands-on experience in interactive classes taught by industry experts, as well as in a real-life setting through an internship and capstone project.

5 intensive 10-day modules (combined with off-site study)

1. Fundamental concepts - Date: 8th October

• Creating value for patients
• Scientific Innovation and IP (Part I)
• Biotech/Medtech Processes: Drug & Device Discovery, Development, and Target Validation
• Biotech/Medtech Stakeholders: TTO, Accelerators, and Incubators
• Sources of Financing
• Global Market Analysis & Marketing Strategy
• Entrepreneurial Management (Part I)
  • Creating value for patients
  • Scientific Innovation and IP (Part I)
  • Biotech/Medtech Processes: Drug & Device Discovery, Development, and Target Validation
  • Biotech/Medtech Stakeholders: TTO, Accelerators, and Incubators
  • Sources of Financing
  • Global Market Analysis & Marketing Strategy
  • Entrepreneurial Management (Part I)

1. Initiating Product Development | Seed Stage Funding - Date: 3rd December

• (Pre)clinical Development
• Regulatory Agencies for Medicine & Medical Devices
• Market Segmentation and Growth
• Biotech/Medtech Pricing
• A First Business Model
• Building a Start-Up Organisation: Recruitment, Management Roles and Networks
  • (Pre)clinical Development
  • Regulatory Agencies for Medicine & Medical Devices
  • Market Segmentation and Growth
  • Biotech/Medtech Pricing
  • A First Business Model
  • Building a Start-Up Organisation: Recruitment, Management Roles and Networks

1. Initiating Clinical Development | Series A Funding - Date: 28th January

• Digital Health: Future Product Profile
• Scientific Innovation & IP (Part II)
• Manufacturing for Clinical Batches
• Further Regulatory Aspects
• Patient-centered Medicine & Device Development
• Optimized Clinical Development
• Fund-raising & Investment
• Investment Models & Strategies
• Entrepreneurial Management (Part II)
  • Digital Health: Future Product Profile
  • Scientific Innovation & IP (Part II)
  • Manufacturing for Clinical Batches
  • Further Regulatory Aspects
  • Patient-centered Medicine & Device Development
  • Optimized Clinical Development
  • Fund-raising & Investment
  • Investment Models & Strategies
  • Entrepreneurial Management (Part II)

1. Consolidating the Company and the Governance | Series B funding - Date: 25th March

• Building a Strong Organisation
• Clinical Development: Clinical Data Set for Registrational Trial
• Data Collection and Development Plan
• Business Modelling and Exit Strategies for Series B
• Approaching the Market for Series B
• Shareholders & Governance
  • Building a Strong Organisation
  • Clinical Development: Clinical Data Set for Registrational Trial
  • Data Collection and Development Plan
  • Business Modelling and Exit Strategies for Series B
  • Approaching the Market for Series B
  • Shareholders & Governance

1. Finalising the Clinical Development | Preparing Market Access - Date: 20th May

• Regulatory Submission Preparation
• Healthcare Market Access for Drugs, Treatments & Devices
• Pricing
• Payers Perspective
• Governance: CSR & Ethics
• Entrepreneurial Management (Part III)
• Process and Project Management Skills
• Healthcare Markets in Asia (China, India & Japan)
• Developing Manufacturing
• Business Development for Series C/D – IPO Dealmaking
  • Regulatory Submission Preparation
  • Healthcare Market Access for Drugs, Treatments & Devices
  • Pricing
  • Payers Perspective
  • Governance: CSR & Ethics
  • Entrepreneurial Management (Part III)
  • Process and Project Management Skills
  • Healthcare Markets in Asia (China, India & Japan)
  • Developing Manufacturing
  • Business Development for Series C/D – IPO Dealmaking

Your benefits

• Build an impactful career.
• As a C-level executive in a Biotech or MedTech start-up, the future of the company is in your hands. In addition to creating value for investors or shareholders, bringing your therapeutics or medical devices to the market can have a tremendous impact on the health and quality of life of patients across the world.
  • As a C-level executive in a Biotech or MedTech start-up, the future of the company is in your hands. In addition to creating value for investors or shareholders, bringing your therapeutics or medical devices to the market can have a tremendous impact on the health and quality of life of patients across the world.
• Learn from leading industry experts.
• The Advanced Master in Biotech & MedTech Ventures is co-developed with key academic and industry partners from the Belgian & international life sciences ecosystem. Thanks to this unique collaboration, 75% of classes are taught by industry leaders, giving you direct and exclusive access to a wealth of expertise.
  • The Advanced Master in Biotech & MedTech Ventures is co-developed with key academic and industry partners from the Belgian & international life sciences ecosystem. Thanks to this unique collaboration, 75% of classes are taught by industry leaders, giving you direct and exclusive access to a wealth of expertise.
• Develop a diverse skill set.
• This Advanced Master has a unique focus on developing the technical and business-oriented skills needed to lead early-stage Biotech and MedTech companies to success. You will learn how to develop a product, build a team, secure different types of funding to support the company’s growth, build a sustainable business model that balances profitability with societal impact, and much more.
  • This Advanced Master has a unique focus on developing the technical and business-oriented skills needed to lead early-stage Biotech and MedTech companies to success. You will learn how to develop a product, build a team, secure different types of funding to support the company’s growth, build a sustainable business model that balances profitability with societal impact, and much more.
• Get on the fast track to a (c-level) management position.
• The curriculum is divided into 5 modules corresponding to the development phases in the early life cycle of a Biotech or MedTech company. You will learn how to address the specific managerial challenges of each of these phases in practical use cases and assignments. Your newly acquired skills will also be put to the test in a real-life setting in an internship and a capstone assignment.
• The extensive hands-on experience gained in the program will enable you to transition seamlessly into a leadership position upon graduation.
  • The curriculum is divided into 5 modules corresponding to the development phases in the early life cycle of a Biotech or MedTech company. You will learn how to address the specific managerial challenges of each of these phases in practical use cases and assignments. Your newly acquired skills will also be put to the test in a real-life setting in an internship and a capstone assignment.
  • The extensive hands-on experience gained in the program will enable you to transition seamlessly into a leadership position upon graduation.
• Improve your personal skills.
• To be able to manage a company successfully, you will need more than a solid scientific basis and business acumen. The program will also help you to develop your soft skills, enabling you to communicate effectively and build strong personal relationships with your team, investors, clients, or other business contacts.
  • To be able to manage a company successfully, you will need more than a solid scientific basis and business acumen. The program will also help you to develop your soft skills, enabling you to communicate effectively and build strong personal relationships with your team, investors, clients, or other business contacts.
• Take your career to the next level.
• The success of our thriving Belgian life sciences ecosystem leads to a clear shortage of entrepreneurial talent capable of taking on (C-level) management positions. This means graduates will be in great demand.
• Our career service will also help you in building your career. In addition to providing a direct link to the industry, our dynamic team will assist you in realizing your full potential through a wide range of seminars, coaching sessions, workshops, events, and other resources.
  • The success of our thriving Belgian life sciences ecosystem leads to a clear shortage of entrepreneurial talent capable of taking on (C-level) management positions. This means graduates will be in great demand.
  • Our career service will also help you in building your career. In addition to providing a direct link to the industry, our dynamic team will assist you in realizing your full potential through a wide range of seminars, coaching sessions, workshops, events, and other resources.
• Build a strong professional network.
• Connect with Belgian & international life sciences leaders of today as they teach your classes; forge a strong bond with your fellow classmates who will join you as the industry leaders of tomorrow.
• Become part of the Solvay Alumni Network, one of the largest business networks in Belgium and beyond,-with members in more than 65 countries around the world. Participate in its events, expand your network, and never stop learning and evolving.
  • Connect with Belgian & international life sciences leaders of today as they teach your classes; forge a strong bond with your fellow classmates who will join you as the industry leaders of tomorrow.
  • Become part of the Solvay Alumni Network, one of the largest business networks in Belgium and beyond,-with members in more than 65 countries around the world. Participate in its events, expand your network, and never stop learning and evolving.
• Small classes, big experience.
• The number of students in each class is intentionally kept small, ensuring maximum participation for each student, personal interaction with the faculty, and easy access to the Advanced Master academic or administration team.
  • The number of students in each class is intentionally kept small, ensuring maximum participation for each student, personal interaction with the faculty, and easy access to the Advanced Master academic or administration team.
• The Solvay interactive teaching methodology: constantly challenge yourself.
• Experience our teaching methods: hands-on and participant-centered. Courses are mainly structured into real case studies, workshops, seminars, simulations, presentations, group work, field projects, company visits, and on-the-job learning.
  • Experience our teaching methods: hands-on and participant-centered. Courses are mainly structured into real case studies, workshops, seminars, simulations, presentations, group work, field projects, company visits, and on-the-job learning.
• Experience diversity & an international learning environment.
• Diversity in class in terms of gender, academic background, and culture enhances your student experience. Benefit from our international faculty and the multicultural environment you will be studying in, right at the heart of Europe.
  • Diversity in class in terms of gender, academic background, and culture enhances your student experience. Benefit from our international faculty and the multicultural environment you will be studying in, right at the heart of Europe.

The success of our thriving Belgian life sciences ecosystem leads to a clear shortage of entrepreneurial talent capable of taking on (C-level) management positions. This means graduates will be in great demand.

Our career service will also help you in building your career. In addition to providing a direct link to the industry, our dynamic team will assist you in realizing your full potential through a wide range of seminars, coaching sessions, workshops, events, and other resources.