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Neurosurgery: Concepts in Drug Device Combination Product

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Course # NSUR 279

Instructor

Vera Kallmeyer

Description

NSUR 279 introduces graduate and undergraduate students (target audience are lifescience/medical-, engineering and business students) from various backgrounds to the development and market issues specific to drug-device combination products.

The course consists of 2 parts:

  1. Weekly seminar series, with special emphasis on the regulatory requirements for drug device combinations as well as the specific aspects of IP and reimbursement issues facing drug device combinations. In addition, there will be a series of case studies presented by guest speakers.
  2. Interdisciplinary team study project, in which students are provided with a specific drug device-combination project, for which the team will have to put together an appropriate product development strategy and timeline.
Number of Credits

2 units – Seminar Series
4 units – Seminar Series PLUS Team Project

Which Quarter(s) in 2005– 2006

Winter Quarter: Mondays 4:05-6:15 pm

How many students enrolled in 2004– 2005 and from what schools

n/a

Number of graduates  
Number of undergraduates  
# of Bio Teams  
How are teams formed Trying to achieve optimal interdisciplinary team (at least 1 life science, 1 engineering and 1 business student per team)
What are the major work deliverables

Poster and Final Paper for those involved in Team Project

How are project areas selected

 

Facilities used

Classroom: Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater (Rm 124) of Wallenberg Hall (Bldg 160); SE corner of Main Quad

Number of TAs assigned 1
Plamena Entcheva, PhD
entcheva@stanford.edu
Other comments

The course can be taken for 2units for the seminar series only – or 4 units for the seminar series PLUS the team based project. It is highly recommended that the students participate in a team project.

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