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MSc MI Medical Business & Innovation

Healthcare organisations need people who generate and implement innovative ideas. This programme helps you to develop the competencies to fulfil that need. You learn how to form an innovation strategy, create an innovation culture, foster creative ideas, and manage innovation projects.

Are you a recent graduate of, or will you graduate soon from, a bachelor programme in healthcare or life sciences (like biomedicine, biology, clinical technology, nursing, or pharmacology) or a business or innovation programme? Then this one-year master programme could help you move towards a career in the field of medical business and innovation. Your degree when you complete the programme: an MSc in Management of Innovation with a specialism in medical business.

  • 15 average number of students in the programme
  • 27% of students in the programme are internationals
  • 100% of graduates are employed within 6 months of graduation
  • Examples of industries where graduates work: healthcare, pharmaceutical, legal services.
  • Examples of job titles: R&D manager, project manager, product developer, healthcare digital officer 

This programme is offered by Erasmus University Rotterdam. For more information about the legal structure of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, visit this page.

Programme highlights

  • Shared knowledge

    International academics from EUR and the Erasmus Medical Centre combine their expertise to teach you the kind of knowledge that empowers you to work across disciplines and at the interface of business innovation and medicine.

  • Highly ranked curriculum

    This master programme has a tailored curriculum based on RSM’s popular MSc Management of Innovation. You learn the skills and knowledge that healthcare companies, start-ups and organisations need to innovate their businesses.

  • Growing and strong community

    Become part of a dynamic community with plenty of interaction between students and faculty. You can join top scientists and alumni in events and research seminars, which bring you in contact with businesses that are innovating in the healthcare industry.

  • Top location

    RSM is a top European business school in the international port city of Rotterdam, the port of which is an established gateway into Europe. The city has a strong innovation vibe and attracts international firms from lots of industry sectors.

More about the programme

Hear from our current students

RSM’s lecturers and students have an incredible drive and enthusiasm about what they do and will do. My master programme combines my two main study interests: healthcare and innovation. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are reflected in the learning objectives of the courses and give a good impression of what we should aspire.

Noëlle Wolters, Dutch (MSc MI Medical Business & Innovation, 2024)

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