BI3S210 - Bench to Bedside 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: BI3S210
Module Title: Bench to Bedside
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Applied Sciences
Faculty Sub Group: Biological Sciences
Module Leader: Sioned Owen
Module Team: Jeroen Nieuwland, Cerith Jones
First Intended Intake: SEP 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100250 - pharmacology 100276 - pre-clinical medicine
HECOS Code Weighting: 50 50

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Jul 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

On successful completion of this module students will understand how novel therapeutic strategies and technologies are translated from experimental models into marketable products.

This module is delivered through a range of lectures, seminars and workshops to encourage creativity on current biomedical problems and how research, legislation and commercialisation are all linked in the development process.

In engaging with the module, students will fully achieve the following level appropriate behaviour domains of the USW graduate attributes: -

Commercial Awareness: Behaviour 1,2, 3

Communication: Behaviour 1,2, 3

Leadership: Behaviour 1

Innovation and enterprise: Behaviour 1,2, 3

Project Management: Behaviour 1, 2

Digital Literacy: Behaviour 1, 2, 3

The capabilities associated with these behaviours are found in the graduate attributes listed at the end of the module descriptor.

Content Summary

Topics covering translational research will include, but are not limited to:-

Legislation and its impact on biomedical research

Commercialisation (patenting and spinning out) of biomedical research

Bioethics and its impact on biomedical research and clinical trials

Pharmacoeconomics

Model systems in medical research

Drug development, pre-clinical (ADME) and clinical trial design, participation and interpretation

Public awareness of science and its impact on perception

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 10
Tutorial 32
Independent Study 152
Problem / challenge based learning 6
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches that are used in designing model systems to represent human diseases and disorders and test applications and technologies from concept to clinic.
LO2 Demonstrate an understanding of legal, ethical, commercial, and procedural practices that define and inform the design, testing and use of biomedical applications from concept to clinical use.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1 Research Plan Grant application with a supporting ethical application 0 3000 60 No 40
Synchronous Online Practical Assessment Production (Online) 1 Commercial advert 15 N/A 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Research Plan / Proposal / Project/ Log 1
Production (Online) 1

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