HealthTech Accelerator: Biodesign Innovation in Action Training by Tonex
This hands-on training offers an immersive design challenge for cross-functional teams aiming to innovate in health technology. Participants work through the full cycle—from need identification to prototyping—addressing real-world healthcare challenges. The course emphasizes rapid iteration, human-centered design, and strategic thinking. It also explores the intersection of health technology and cybersecurity, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and resilient. Cybersecurity professionals gain critical insight into protecting sensitive health data and securing connected medical devices.
Audience:
- Cross-functional product teams
- Startups and healthtech entrepreneurs
- R&D engineers
- Biomedical designers
- Clinical innovation teams
- Cybersecurity professionals
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the complete biodesign innovation process
- Identify unmet needs in healthcare through field-based discovery
- Translate insights into viable, user-centered solutions
- Develop low-fidelity prototypes for early validation
- Address cybersecurity and regulatory requirements in healthtech design
Course Modules:
Module 1: Biodesign Innovation Process Overview
- Introduction to the Stanford Biodesign framework
- Stages of healthtech innovation
- Aligning innovation with clinical needs
- Importance of multidisciplinary collaboration
- Key metrics for success in biodesign
- Impact of design thinking in healthcare
Module 2: Needs Finding and Opportunity Framing
- Conducting interviews with stakeholders
- Observational techniques in healthcare settings
- Identifying gaps and inefficiencies
- Structuring a problem statement
- Prioritizing unmet needs
- Ethical considerations in need identification
Module 3: Concept Generation and Ideation
- Brainstorming methods for solution ideas
- Techniques to encourage creativity
- Evaluating feasibility and impact
- Creating solution concepts
- Aligning concepts with user needs
- Cybersecurity concerns in early concept stages
Module 4: Prototyping and Testing
- Rapid prototyping techniques
- Communicating ideas through mockups
- Testing assumptions with users
- Iterating based on feedback
- Managing time and resources
- Ensuring cybersecurity is integrated from design
Module 5: Strategy, Value, and Impact
- Developing a value proposition
- Mapping user and stakeholder journeys
- Regulatory considerations for healthtech
- Addressing cybersecurity and privacy risks
- Designing for scalability and adoption
- Real-world case studies of successful healthtech innovation
Module 6: Final Presentations and Feedback
- Structuring a compelling pitch
- Presenting prototypes and key learnings
- Gathering stakeholder feedback
- Defining next steps for development
- Reflecting on design and cybersecurity lessons
- Planning for future product roadmap
Join this unique accelerator experience and turn your ideas into impactful, secure health technology solutions. Register today with Tonex and lead the next wave of healthtech innovation.