MedTech Innovation & Entrepreneurship MSc

UCAS code: N/A

The MSc in MedTech Innovation and Entrepreneurship brings together talented students and professionals from diverse backgrounds across the spectrum of health, engineering, business and entrepreneurship, who are committed to creating innovation in health and making the world a healthier place. The programme builds on King’s strength in healthcare, health research, healthcare technologies, design, engineering, business and entrepreneurship to teach both crucial business knowledge and know-how in developing novel medical technologies that address unmet clinical needs. With unparalleled access to our National Health Service (NHS) hospitals, our students will develop a deep appreciation of healthcare delivery and quality improvement processes to apply their knowledge for developing novel medical technologies and a fulfilling career as a MedTech entrepreneur, innovator, consultant, advisor or a leader in the medical technology industry. The MSc is delivered jointly by King’s Business School,the Faculty of Medicine and Life Science’s School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, and the King’s Entrepreneurship Institute.

Key benefits

The course is a unique combination of core entrepreneurship and innovation (i.e. ‘business’) content with dedicated health-care and MedTech content.
Students will have hospital access through partnerships with the NHS, so students are able to immerse in real-world healthcare settings shadowing clinicians and other healthcare practitioners. This will help them collaborate and develop innovations and start-up projects based on a deep understanding of real-world medical and patient requirements.
The course is strongly connected into King’s industry networks and provides a practical route for students and participants to ideate, test, innovate and develop their ideas and launch innovation projects or start-ups in the UK and around the world.
Students will be offered an option to work on live-projects with the medical-technology industry in the UK, Europe and around the globe.
Students will gain insight into the latest business knowledge and practice for health innovation and entrepreneurship.
The course offers a unique opportunity to learn from medical practitioners, industry professionals, innovators, entrepreneurs, and study across business and engineering schools at King’s College London.
Apply for King's Business School scholarships of up to 50% tuition fees or £10,000 for our full-time postgraduate courses.

“Overall, I would recommend this course to anyone interested in engineering, finance, and medicine who sees great potential in the business aspect of the medical technologies field.”

Martín Fernandes Bolaños, MedTech Innovation & Entrepreneurship Student

Employability

As a Business School student you not only have full access to all the award winning events and resources from our central team King’s Careers and Employability service but a bespoke service curated especially for you by our dedicated careers team.

Develop greater self-awareness of strengths, interests and values. Increase confidence in presenting yours authentic self to employers and making career decisions that work for you.
Gain insight, make connections and uncover opportunities through our campus events and connections with world- leading organisations, alumni, thought leaders and investors.
Sharpen your application skills for internships, placements, graduate schemes and jobs using cutting edge technology combined with personalised expert feedback and specialised workshops.
Build an impressive portfolio of work relevant domain knowledge, leadership, workplace digital or technical skills through employer and professional programmes and micro-certifications.
Apply and hone your skills in a real world context. Access a world-class range of internships, placements, start-up incubators, leadership initiatives and focused diversity and inclusion opportunities.

Employability

Develop greater self-awareness of strengths, interests and values. Increase confidence in presenting yours authentic self to employers and making career decisions that work for you.
Gain insight, make connections and uncover opportunities through our campus events and connections with world- leading organisations, alumni, thought leaders and investors.
Sharpen your application skills for internships, placements, graduate schemes and jobs using cutting edge technology combined with personalised expert feedback and specialised workshops.
Build an impressive portfolio of work relevant domain knowledge, leadership, workplace digital or technical skills through employer and professional programmes and micro-certifications.
Apply and hone your skills in a real world context. Access a world-class range of internships, placements, start-up incubators, leadership initiatives and focused diversity and inclusion opportunities.