HEALTHCARE CONTAMINATION LAB GUIDING STUDENTS FROM NEED IDENTIFICATION TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

HC.LAB (“Healthcare Contamination Lab”) is an elective entrepreneurship education program, aimed at providing to its participantsthe knowledge and the skills required to develop entrepreneurial opportunities. The distinctive features of HC.LAB are captured by its name. It is focused on a specific industry –the healthcaresector –and takes the form of a labwhere contaminationbetween different views takes place. Participants are exposedto the variety of stakeholders,who populatethe healthcare sector and who complement the contents taughtby a multidisciplinary faculty.Its lecturers have differentcareer trajectories and study background. Additionally, the class of HC.LAB is composed by students with different age, level and field of study.