Paul Janssen Futurelab Leiden launches innovative training programme
A new blended learning program for biomedical professionals
On January 30th 2017 Paul Janssen Futurelab Leiden officially launched the first module of its brand new learning program. Futurelab is an international training program providing blended learning (online and on-campus) to biomedical professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit. It is an initiative of the Leiden University Medical Center in collaboration with the Center for Human Drug Research and Leiden University, sponsored by grants from ZonMw and Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (Health~Holland).
Clinical Development starts April 3rd
The first module, Clinical Development, will begin on April 3rd of this year with the 5-week online course entitled Question-Based Clinical Development. Starting today, post-graduate biomedical professionals are invited to register for this course at www.pauljanssenfuturelab.eu. Each teaching module Futurelab develops includes a 5-week online course that can combined easily with the participant’s daily schedule. This online course can then be followed by on-campus training in Leiden, where international participants meet and work together on complex assignments based on real-life case studies. Importantly, the participants are guided by experts who actually played key roles in the cases that are discussed.
Training a new generation of leaders
The programmes director, Dr. Marcel Kenter, started Paul Janssen Futurelab Leiden ("Futurelab") with a clear mission: to teach a new generation of biomedical professionals to develop new medical interventions more efficiently and more effectively. Kenter explains: "Developing effective medical interventions at companies and university medical centers—and making these interventions available to patients—has become an extremely complicated and expensive process. Indeed, many new interventions fail prematurely during the development process. However, oftentimes development is stopped because of poor decision-making, which can have dire consequences for both researchers and patients. Thanks to Futurelab, gifted biomedical researchers now have access to a safe learning environment based on real-life scenarios. Futurelab provides training in a wide range of topics, including biomedical science, clinical research, finance, and intellectual property, each of which plays an important role in the successful development of a new medical intervention. At Futurelab, we believe that 'learning by doing' is the best approach."
Please visit the website of the Paul Janssen Futurelab Leiden for more information.
