From Ideas to Innovations – Business Essentials in Academia and Healthcare

The course is intended for anyone interested in how ideas, expertise or research data can be transformed into practice and businesses. It is especially recommended for those considering career possibilities involving commercial exploitation based on academic research data or health care. Upon completion of the course, the student, doctoral researcher or researcher will: - Understand the opportunities for developing ideas from research or work into innovations that have social impact and commercial potential. - Understand the basics of business development and commercialisation, including the specifics of the challenging life sciences and healthcare sectors. - Become aware of and identify the issues (e.g., agreements, regulations) that need to be considered when developing an idea. - Know what kind of support and where to find up-to-date information on policies, agreements, processes and regulations at organisational and sectoral levels.

The course offered by the Sote Academy can be counted as part of the SOTE0040 Interdisciplinary Studies in Social and Health Care and Education. This course has been developed in collaboration with the Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland and Åbo Akademi University. The course is suitable for everyone, but especially for individuals conducting independent research or those already in the workforce. Students complete the course independently online. The course is freely available to everyone. The online course can be found on the Digicampus learning platform at digicampus.fi. The course and its materials are freely accessible on the learning platform. Students who wish to complete the course should register according to the instructions provided on the platform. After registration, the course tasks will become available for completion. Relevance to working life: multidisciplinary skills, ability to understand multidisciplinary discussions and their implications, critical thinking, reflection skills, problem-solving skills, information retrieval skills, skills development, career planning, value creation, selfmanagement, societal interaction, collaboration skills. United Nations, Sustainable Development goals: Goal 3 Good Health and Wellbeing. By generating creative, novel and sustainable innovations we are strongly promoting good health and wellbeing for our environment, society, civilization and health sector. Goal 4 Quality education. The course sessions are directed by academic organizations / wellbeing services county providing guidance with high inclusivity by offering participation opportunities for all through massive online open course sessions welcoming both external and internal participants. Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth. By utilizing valuable, novel and innovative inventions from academia and health care, we are creating a society with more productive companies with more employment contributing to national and international economic growth. Goal 9 Industry, innovation and Infrastructure. The course drives to form and foster sustainable academia or healthcare based innovations that can be utilized in the industry, and providing resilient infrastructure in our nation. Goal 11 Sustainable cities and communities. By fostering sustainable and health related innovations it raises and establish cities and communities to be safe, strong and resilient. Information: Sote-akatemia sote@utu.fi www.utu.fi/sote > Koulutus