The Sugar Shift Lab delivers an immersive four-session experience designed for students passionate about solving critical health challenges.
4 intensive sessions, 2 hours each
Maximum 12 students
14-21 years
Lead industry mentor plus dedicated assistant facilitator
None – designed for all backgrounds
August 1, 5, 8, 12
5:30PM - 7:30PM GST
Students dive deep into pre-diabetes as a global health crisis, exploring its impact on millions worldwide. Through guided case study discussions and empathy-building exercises inspired by successful companies like Omada Health, participants develop a comprehensive understanding of user needs, market dynamics, and existing solutions in the HealthTech landscape.
Armed with foundational knowledge, students employ Design Thinking tools to identify unmet needs and innovation gaps. This phase emphasizes collaborative research, user journey mapping, and opportunity assessment. Teams learn to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and uncover actionable insights that will drive their prototype development forward.
Students transition from ideas to tangible prototypes using Lean Startup methodologies and professional feedback loops. This hands-on phase focuses on rapid iteration, user testing, and refinement processes. Teams create functional demonstrations of their HealthTech solutions while learning industry-standard development practices and validation techniques.
The journey culminates in professional strategy presentations where teams showcase their end-to-end innovation portfolios. Students pitch their prototypes with confidence, demonstrating market viability, user impact, and scalability potential. This experience builds presentation skills while creating portfolio-worthy projects for future academic and career opportunities.
Fees $1,050.00 & only 12 Seats left!
Led by Florentina Precup, Senior Director at Philips Healthcare and former strategic consultant at Bain & Company, this project provides direct access to professional expertise in healthcare innovation, AI-powered health solutions, and strategic healthcare development.
With over 15 years of experience driving groundbreaking platforms and leading strategic initiatives across femtech, aging, and caregiving, Florentina brings invaluable real-world insights into professional healthcare innovation.
● Senior Director, Philips Healthcare, Greater Boston Area, United States
● Former Senior Consultant, Bain & Company
● Graduate of Università Bocconi and CEMS
● Expert in human-centered healthcare design and AI implementation
● Fluent in five languages with global healthcare innovation experience
● Proven track record in platforms like Philips Cares and strategic health initiatives
An intensive four-session program where students tackle pre-diabetes prevention using professional healthcare innovation methodologies. Participants work with industry experts to develop comprehensive HealthTech strategies that address real patient needs and could have genuine healthcare impact.
This program is designed for students aged 14-21 interested in healthcare, social impact, innovation, or science. No medical background is required – our approach introduces healthcare concepts while focusing on design thinking and strategic innovation skills.
You’ll create a HealthTech innovation strategy addressing pre-diabetes prevention, including patient journey analysis, solution prototypes, and scaling roadmaps based on real healthcare industry practices.
Yes, all participants who successfully complete the program receive official documentation and can use their healthcare strategy work as portfolio assets for academic applications, particularly in health sciences, business, or social impact fields.
No medical knowledge is required. The project is designed to introduce healthcare concepts while focusing on innovation methodology, strategic thinking, and human-centered design skills that are valuable across many fields.
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