{"id":24498,"date":"2026-08-21T15:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/?p=24498"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:40:20","slug":"health-innovation-course-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/2026\/08\/21\/health-innovation-course-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Innovation Course 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How can research be transformed into solutions that benefit patients and society? The Health Innovation Course 2026 offers PhD candidates and other students an introduction to innovation and entrepreneurship, combined with practical experience in developing and presenting healthcare innovation ideas. The course is jointly organized by the CCBIO Research School for Cancer Studies and the Neuro-SysMed Research School in Translational Neuroscience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Research to Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course explores how cutting-edge research can be translated into solutions that create value for healthcare and society. Participants will be introduced to key concepts in innovation and entrepreneurship and will work collaboratively to develop and pitch innovation ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A central component of the course is a two-day Design Thinking workshop designed to strengthen innovation capacity within interdisciplinary research teams. Through practical exercises and group work, participants will gain valuable tools for identifying needs, developing solutions, and communicating their ideas effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Can Participate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course is open to PhD candidates and other students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship in the health sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12\u201313 October 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9\u201310 November 2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Midgard (Alrek)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nucleus (Eitri) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Credits:<\/strong> 4 ECTS for UiB students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registration deadline:<\/strong> 1 September 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course provides an excellent opportunity for researchers and students who want to explore how scientific discoveries can be developed into innovative products, services, and solutions that address real healthcare challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/files\/2026\/08\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/files\/2026\/08\/image-7.png 690w, https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/files\/2026\/08\/image-7-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/files\/2026\/08\/image-7-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/files\/2026\/08\/image-7-400x522.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Innovation Course 2026 introduces PhD candidates and students to innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking in healthcare. Participants will gain hands-on experience developing and pitching solutions with potential value for healthcare and society. Registration closes on 1 September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/2026\/08\/21\/health-innovation-course-2026\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5051,"featured_media":24499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90960],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seminarer-og-konferanser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5051"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24502,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24498\/revisions\/24502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k1nytt.w.uib.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}