Unit for Bioentrepreneurship – Hanna Jansson's group

Unit for Bioentrepreneurship, UBE, conducts research on and education in innovation and entrepreneurship. As an academic unit at KI, UBE can be considered as the first proactive link in KI:s innovation system

Part of the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics
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UBE member Samer Yammine among top five for international teaching award
Samer Yammine and students Photo: Samer Yammine

UBE member Samer Yammine among top five for international teaching award

Samer is one of the top five finalists for the award 'Male entrepreneurship educator of the year' (in category 'Individual level') by the Triple E Awards. Over 1000 persons applied but only five made it to the final.

Publications

Selected publications

Staff and contact

Group leader

All members of the group

Other people connected to the group

  • Lundquist, Andreas
  • Hilmer, Cecilie
  • Hidefjäll, Patrik
  • Flodkvist, Evelina
  • Albu, Patricius
  • El, Amrani Sami
  • Andell, Pontus
  • Leijon, Matti
  • Bohlin, Gustav
  • Nilsson, Vindefjärd Anna
  • Lilienthal, Anneliese

Visiting address

Karolinska Institutet, Widerströmska huset, floor 4, Tomtebodavägen 18 A, SOLNA

Postal address

Karolinska Institutet, Unit for Bioentrepreneurship, Att: [receiver's name], STOCKHOLM, SE-171 77

Education

The education at UBE aims at different target groups, from undergraduate students to PhD candidates, researchers, clinicians and teachers. On this page, you will find links to our different courses, information about our pedagogical approach and the link Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship.

Master's Programme in Bioentrepreneurship

The Master's Programme in Bioentrepreneurship (MBE) is a 120 higher education credits programme that provides the foundation needed for future leaders in industry, investment companies or other organisations in the biomedical field. In the rapidly developing life science industry, there isan urgent need for people who combine business knowledge with an understanding of science and technology. Focusing on real-life issues, cases, and internships gives you experience and networks that will enhance your future career. As a bioentrepreneur, you will help bridge the gap between research and the public and private sectors.

Freestanding and programme elective courses 

Undergraduate students

Doctoral students


Courses we provide for other departments at KI (not open for registration)

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship

UBE is the KI competence centre within the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES), a collaborative effort between KI (medicine), KTH(technology), Stockholm School of Economics, University of Arts Crafts andDesign and the Royal College of Music and Stockholm University (multi-faculty). Through this collaboration, we are very happy to provide studentsat KI interdisciplinary education at, and with students from, the different SSES member schools. This education comes in three forms: workshops, boot camps, and, most importantly, credit-giving courses. Courses are splitinto three different categories: core, context, and skills. Please have a look at the SSES website to learn more!


At KI, all SSES courses are recognized as "Programme electives", meaning that you apply through your study programme as an undergraduate student. If you are a PhD student and would like to participate in courses, please contact Liisa Olsson at liisa.olsson@ki.se.

Pedagogical approach

Our pedagogical approach is based on student-centred entrepreneurial learning to create conditions for creativity, reflection and initiative in teaching. Entrepreneurial learning can be described as a process where students identify opportunities and use them to transform ideas into goal-oriented activities. Skills that strengthen the ability to meet challenges and create innovation are trained. Most learning activities are designed to activate the students, and the teacher acts more as a guide than a traditional lecturer.

Our courses follow a learning cycle inspired by Kolb's experiential learning theory.

  • Theory: The core of the course typically contains interactive lectures, seminars, and discussions about the subject's theories and scientific research basis.
  • Inspiration: Invited experts share their professional experience of a given topic, e.g., growing a company, working with regulations, or marketing a product. These lecturers act as a source of inspiration for the students, an opportunity to reflect, and a first step towards applying knowledge.
  • Practical work: The students apply the theory, most commonly through projects or in case seminars.

Research

Various research projects have been conducted at UBE over the years, all in one way or another, aiming to understand the bioentrepreneurial process, its role in innovation and its importance for implementing and creating societal impact.

As a research subject, bioentrepreneurship is still developing, and the researchers at UBE have their degrees from medical or economic faculties. Most researchers have their main occupation in teaching, but research is also conducted with a network of affiliated researchers. A total of four doctoral students have defended their theses at UBE. Below, you will find links to ongoing research projects, information on some previous projects and a list of publications.

Education focused projects
There are multiple research questions relating to bioentrepreneurship, a subject on the border between science and business integrating knowledge from various disciplines, that can be explored from an education perspective to strengthen its conceptualisation and emergence.

Innovation focused projects

  • Patienten i förarsätet! (a partnership programme at MMC)
  • CLEOS

Dissertations

2020 External collaborations in multinational pharmaceutical companies - Francesca Bignami

2017 Exploring connectivity : invention, innovation and knowledge transfer in the university-industry interface - Charlotta Dahlborg

2017 Beyond bean counting : using patent information to investigate inventive productivity in academia - Danielle Lewensohn

2011 European knowledge transfer reflected by research collaboration and patent citations indicators - Pauline Mattsson