Intensive Short-Course 7-13 January 2020 - “Applied Neurosciences: industrial approaches to brain disorders”

A short intensive course denominated “Applied Neurosciences: industrial technologies for brain disorders” has been organized within the frame of the “International Master Degree in Neuroscience”, launched in 2008 by the University of Trieste. This short course aims at introducing students to the basic concepts of technology transfer by exposing them to the industrial approaches to treat and diagnose brain disorders. The course is organized every year during the second week of January and lectures are hold by ~12- 15 highly qualified experts from industries operating mainly in Italy and Europe. In 2013 and 2014, the course has been organized in collaboration with University of Trieste, The Hub-Trieste and the University of Nova Gorica. The first 3 days, will be a survey of the process of drug development in the environment of pharma or bio-tech industries. Then, the course will continue with an introduction to the concepts of innovation and technology transfer (2 days).

The University of Trieste is largest higher education institution in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the 3rd best University in Italy (ranking Tiimes Higher Education). The “International Master Degree in Neuroscience” of the, is a 2-years programme to form young neuroscientists in an international environment, giving the title of MSc in the Class of Biology. Courses are taught in English and benefit from qualified teachers of the University of Trieste, SISSA, and foreign universities. The Master Course in Neuroscience of the University of Trieste participates to the Network of European Schools in Neuroscience (NENS) and has Erasmus exchanges for both students and teachers with the Universities of Coimbra, Lund, Kuopio, Helsinki and the London University-UCL.

See Course Timetable attached.

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