– Sessions every Tuesday from 3pm to 6pm CET in Debrecen, Erlangen or Madrid.
– Workload of 15 hours/week with flexible schedule format.
– Trips: one 3-week Clinical Immersion in Madrid, and four Intensification weeks (one in Erlangen, one in Debrecen, and two in Boston).
– Remunerated work.
– Participants will organically form teams throughout the program.
Over a 6.5-month period, you, along with a diverse group of talented individuals across Europe, will spend an average of half-time compensated effort (it is, without leaving your current jobs and projects) to identify unmet medical needs, brainstorm and evaluate potential solutions and plan research project proposals. Several weeks are also spent in a focused Clinical Immersion and Intensification trips in Europe and Boston (US). At the end of the program, projects with demonstrated potential for impact may establish longer-term efforts with key stakeholders.
Fellows identify unmet medical needs, validate them, and define plausible solutions in the form of translational research projects, guided by Faculty – experts from academic, industry and clinical backgrounds. Fellows innovate for healthcare impact.
Identify compelling unmet medical needs around the proposed Focus Areas.
Devise a set of possible new solutions. Meet with key stakeholders to ensure that the solutions are practical and appropriate.
Narrow down to the most promising solutions and plan research project opportunities.
Explore further funding opportunities for those projects found to have greatest potential for impact.
Fellows will work through the Catalyst process to find solutions that improve patient outcomes by addressing the following high priority Focus Areas.
Fellows join Catalyst Europe to discover opportunities for research with high translational and impact potential, and prepare themselves to execute new research projects.
Identify, evaluate, and document unmet medical needs. Visit laboratories, talk with clinicians and explore the literature to create problem and need statements.
Observe the day-to-day life of clinicians, nurses, patients, and other individuals involved in a hospital. Discover needs. Interview key stakeholders.
Proof of Need presentation and workshops.
Observe the day-to-day life of clinicians, nurses, patients, and other individuals involved in a hospital. Discover needs. Interview key stakeholders.
Identify and evaluate opportunities (need & solution idea). Work in teams for an in-depth analysis. Develop and document your opportunity.
Proof of Opportunity presentation and workshops.
Develop a plan to launch a research project which outlines the milestones in a 12-18 month time frame. Present your project proposal (orally) to an Independent Advisory Panel.
Project Proposal presentation and workshops
Conclude the program with a portfolio of validated research opportunities, with real opportunity to transition to project execution —including exploration of funding and commercialization opportunities.
Research Project Plan assessment, workshops and closing ceremony.
A program
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