The new edition of StarShip, an EIT Health initiative, is now open. After very successful previous editions, the StarShip Programme continues to look for the best talents in the healthcare industry. The interested candidates should send their CVs and motivational letters till 10 March 2019 23h59 CET to starship@eithealth.eu.
Using the design thinking methodology developed by the Stanford University - Biodesign Concept, StarShip will be a unique opportunity for participants to be involved in industry-driven life science innovation, working together with innovators in and outside the companies in highly skilled multidisciplinary teams. During the 8 month-long programme, fellows learn a proven, action-based approach to find a solution to industry challenges, verifying user requirements and identifying potentially unmet needs in the health context, in close collaboration with key industrial players and leading local EIT Health innovating institutions. In multidisciplinary teams, fellows will develop responses to given challenges, validate them in the real health care settings, with the guidance of the StarShip academic team.
StarShip consists of two online educational modules and four fixed modules. During the programme, there will also be visits to global players in the health sector, moments of mentoring, teamwork and networking.
» Important information:
- Except in cases of force majeure, the training workshops will take place in the following dates and places: 20 to 24th May 2019 Budapest (Hungary); 1 to 5th July 2019 Barcelona (Spain); 23 to 27th September 2019 Stockholm (Sweden) and 4 and 5th November 2019 Coimbra (Portugal).
- Participants will be integrated into multidisciplinary teams with the goals of solving the challenges proposed. In the 2019 edition, the challenges will be launched by companies such as GE Healthcare, Atos Spain, Glintt, Medicen, Bluepharma, Essilor e NOS.
- This year, and for the first time in a Starship edition, the final pitch of the participants will be made in Lisbon at the same time as the Web Summit.
» Who can apply?
Professionals that have a high interest in the Health sector, and bring in a relevant background, biomedical, also from technical, engineering, economic, business, design and similar. Master or Ph.D. will be a plus. Fluency in English, both written and spoken is required. Participants are eligible from the following countries: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
This is a unique opportunity and the numbers speak for themselves: 4,7 out of 5 is the average satisfaction rate of previous participants with the quality of StarShip programme and 100% said they would recommend the programme to others. In 2018, a researcher from the University of Porto participated in the program and strongly recommends the experience.
StarShip is an EIT Health educational initiative in collaboration with leading European health industrial partners – led by the University of Coimbra, IESE Business School, the RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) and Instituto Pedro Nunes in cooperation with EIT Health InnoStars. U.Porto Inovação supports the EIT Health programme.
For more information, please contact Jorge Figueira (jfigueira@uc.pt) of Coimbra University.
