Health

Medical devices: from design to marketing (DMCC)

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training structure

    School of Pharmacy

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

The DMCC program is a cross-functional, multidisciplinary training course that provides in-depth knowledge of the medical device sector.

 

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  • 100% success rate in the 2021-2022 exams

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Objectives

The objectives of the course are to provide students with knowledge and skills covering all stages of the medical device life cycle (from design to marketing).

Train specialists in the design, evaluation, production, and regulation of medical devices by developing students' ability to adapt to the scientific, industrial, and societal environment through work-study programs and interactive learning methods.

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Know-how and skills

Ability to design a medical device based on scientific and technical knowledge of biomaterials,


 Mastering the specialties of medical devices throughout their life cycle within the company (R&D, Production, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Marketing, etc.).

  • Design projects in compliance with international regulations, establish conditions and controls to ensure quality, from design to marketing of medical devices;
  • Establish and maintain all documentation that can be inspected by international health authorities.
  • Analyze the existing situation and determine the parameters for change that will lead to innovation.
  • Study and determine the procedures to be followed for each manufacturing process - Compile CE marking files.
  • Master and understand the various stages involved in designing a medical device. Draw up specifications for an application. Compile a design file. Understand the regulatory framework governing healthcare products and their design.
  • Analyze the scientific, medical, and economic value of a new medical device based on the state of the art (scientific articles, patents, commercialization methods, etc.), production costs, and returns.
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Organization

Open alternately

Type of contract

Apprenticeship contract, Professional training contract

According to the provisional schedule provided by the training program. 

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Internships, supervised projects

Internship

Mandatory

Duration of the internship

Master 1: 3 to 5 months / Master 2: 4 to 6 months

Internship abroad

Possible

Supervised project consisting of developing a DM pathway (in groups of four, supervised by an industry professional)

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Program

Students on the DMCC course receive training based on two complementary areas:

1- Acquisition of knowledge obtained from teaching provided by professionals in the medical device sector [designers (academic and industrial researchers and engineers)], users (doctors, surgeons, pharmacists, etc.), institutions (ANSM, notified body, HAS, etc.) and industrial professionals (development, production, regulation, evaluation, quality, marketing)].

2- Medical device life cycle project aimed at building a progressive path for a medical device, from design to marketing

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Master 1 Medical Devices: From Design to Marketing

Master 1 Medical Devices: From Design to Marketing

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  • Databases – Epidemiology and Environmental Health

    5 credits
    • Epidemiology and health environment

    • Database

      • Written database

      • Mini Project Database

  • Healthcare Product Development Team – Project Management and Clinical Development

    5 credits
    • Health product development strategy CC

    • Health product development strategy EC

  • Elective EU Semester 1

    5 credits
    • Choose 1 out of 4

      • Therapeutic approaches - Pharmacokinetics - PEC

        5 credits
      • Scientific and technical fundamentals of polymeric biomaterials

        5 credits
        • Scientific and technical foundations of biomaterials TP

        • Scientific and technical foundations of biomaterials Written

      • Risk management as seen by IT security, economics, and the environment

        5 credits
        • Business risk management Written/Oral

        • Enterprise risk management Written

      • Physicochemistry of health product formulation

        5 credits
        • Physicochemistry of Health Product Formulation EC/CC

        • Physicochemistry of health product formulation Written

  • Regulatory and financial aspects, Quality and safety TC

    5 credits
    • Pharmaceutical Law

    • Regulatory aspects Written

      • Financial analysis

      • Safety

      • Quality

      • Marketing

  • Biotechnology applied to health

    5 credits
    • Biotechnology applied to health CC

    • Biotechnology applied to health Written

  • Modern Languages and Communication

    5 credits
    • English Semester 1

    • Modern languages

      • Choose 1 out of 3

        • Spanish Semester 1

          2.5 credits
        • German Semester 1

          2.5 credits
        • Other language Semester 1

          2.5 credits
    • Documentation and communication

  • Internship

    10 credits
    • Company internship Report

    • Oral business internship

    • Internship Appraisal

  • Project-based learning

    5 credits
    • Project-based learning Written

    • Project-based learning Oral

    • Project-based learning Supervision

  • English and second language

    5 credits
    • English Semester 2

      2.5 credits
    • Modern languages Choice 2

      2.5 credits
      • Choose 1 out of 3

        • Other language Semester 2

          2.5 credits
        • German Semester 2

        • Spanish Semester 2

  • Conceptual stratification of medical devices and areas of application

    5 credits
    • Medical Device Design Strategies EC

    • Medical device design strategies Written/Oral

  • Formatting and uses of biomat polymers in healthcare

    5 credits
    • Forming and uses of TP polymer biomaterials

    • Forming and uses of polymer biomaterials Written

Master 2 Medical Devices: From Design to Marketing

Master 2 Medical Devices: From Design to Marketing

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  • M2 EU DMC Course

    • Medical devices in the company 1

      5 credits
      • DM in the company-1 Written

      • DM in the company-1 Oral

    • Regulation of medical devices

      5 credits
      • Regulation of oral medical devices

      • Regulation of medical devices Written

    • Innovation and clinical needs

      • Innovation and clinical needs Oral

      • Innovation and clinical needs Written

    • Evaluation of Medical Devices

      5 credits
      • Evaluation of medical devices Written

      • Evaluation of Oral Medical Devices

  • M2 Cross-disciplinary EU

    • Project management Health products Management control Steering

      5 credits
      • Healthcare Product Project Management Written

      • Health Products Project Management - Project

    • Quality management, Marketing, Team management

      5 credits
      • Quality management, marketing, QCM team management

      • Quality management, Marketing, Team management Written

  • Internship

    20 credits
    • Internship Report

    • Oral internship

    • Internship Appraisal

  • Master's Degree, Semester 4, DMC Track

    • Medical devices in the company 2

      5 credits
      • DM in the company-2 Oral

      • DM in the company-2 Written

    • Problem-solving learning

      5 credits

Admission

Target audience

Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Life Sciences,

Pharmacy, medicine, and dentistry student,

materials engineer

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Mandatory prerequisites

General knowledge of chemistry and biology, basics of regulations and quality

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And after

Continuing education

Possibility of pursuing a PhD

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Professional integration

Career opportunities in the medical device sector (R&D, industrialization, quality, regulation, preclinical and clinical evaluation, marketing)

  • Research and Development Engineer.
  • Technical sales engineers.
  • Responsible for medical device production planning.
  • Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager.
  • R&D Project Manager.
  • Industrial Development Manager.
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