BRAINNOVATE is a Summer School blending the interdisciplinary study of brain disorders with innovation training. Through interaction with neuroscientists, pharma-company leaders and innovators, the students will be trained in creative thinking, product development and leadership.
Who should apply?
Students and professionals with a basic background in neuroscience, and/or to entrepreneurs who are considering investing in the field of brain disorders.
Programme
The BRAINNOVATE course proposes an alternative view of brain disorders, focusing on mechanisms operating across different disorders rather than the pathophysiology of each specific disorder. The main goal of the course is to deepen our understanding of brain pathologies and to consider taking treatments that are currently used in some disorders and repositioning them to treat other disorders. Students will experience a transformational learning environment that fosters personal and professional growth and enables the translation of knowledge and ideas into innovative strategies for diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. Together with basic lectures given by leaders in neuroscience, participants will be taught idea generation, translation, and validation; creative problem solving (including Design Thinking); storytelling and communications; lean business methodologies; and leadership development.
The course will be held 16-25 June 2019 at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
More information about this event can be found in the following link and at the official BRAINNOVATE course webpage
Scholarship application deadline: April 15th 2019
Course application deadline: May 15th 2019
For Registration and application to the available scholarship contact: Brain.Disorders@tcd.ie
