Provided by: Biolocity
Who’s eligible: Motivated Emory and Georgia Tech graduate and post-graduate students interested in commercializing medical technologies.
Those interested in learning how to assess the market potential of early-stage, healthcare technologies will benefit from the Biolocity internship program.
Interns are trained to conduct competitive analyses; identify key risks in product development; and evaluate the market potential of innovations.
Internships last from January through June, with an estimated time commitment of up to 10 hours per week. Applications for the next internships will open December 2021.
More about the training
Under the guidance and mentorship of the Biolocity team, interns generate market assessment reports – both preliminary reports and higher detail evaluations as technologies advance. They also draft project plans for funded proposals.
At the start of the internship period, students receive a half-day training on technology assessment. After that, they meet weekly with their Biolocity adviser to discuss the technologies they are assessing.
The weekly feedback sessions are an opportunity to share findings, ask questions and better understand how factors such as regulations, reimbursement, competition and clinical adoption impact commercialization.
In this immersive experience, interns learn to:
- Validate clinical unmet needs
- Identify and formulate technology value propositions
- Create interview guides and conduct primary market interviews
- Perform top-down and bottom-up market sizing
- Assess competitive landscapes
- Determine the strategic positioning of early-stage technologies