Anatomy of Innovation:
The Biodesign Process

What you can expect

Throughout the Anatomy of Innovation: The Biodesign Process (NCE510.0) course, students will work in small teams to apply virtual classroom lectures and practicals to a real-life unmet clinical challenge, ultimately developing a real, competitively sound innovation to address it. Each team will meet with a project coach who has been trained in the biodesign framework.

Please see the course overview for more information and fill out the form on this page to express your interest in participating in the course by Jan. 5, 2024. As part of our commitment to uphold intellectual property agreements and comply with Harvard University's regulations, we kindly request that you allow us to review your status before approving your participation in the course. We will notify you of your eligibility to join the course by Jan. 19.

Course details

The course will run every Wednesday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. starting on Feb. 7 through April 17, 2024. All ten classes will be held as live, virtual sessions on Zoom. Please note that there is no class on March 27 due to spring recess.

Who should register

We welcome students from various disciplines at Harvard (including MBA, Postdoc, PhD, MD candidates, graduate-level engineering programs, design programs, etc.), as well as staff, researchers, and care providers from our affiliated hospitals to join our course.