From June 20 – 26, 2020, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will be hosting the 10th Anniversary Innovation Cup Summer Camp (http://innovationcup.merckgroup.com) near Frankfurt, Germany, and we are inviting post-graduate students and young professionals from you organization to apply now – deadline January 31st, 2020.
The Innovation Cup is an initiative for post-graduate students and young professionals in natural sciences, computer sciences, and business administration to attend a training program near Frankfurt, Germany. All travel, food and accommodation expenses are paid by Merck. The Innovation Cup is designed to support the professional development of post-graduate students interested in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Participants learn how R&D in the industry works by lectures from Merck managers and scientists. The students will also advance an idea to a full project plan with their teams. The event brings together a promising new generation of talent with senior managers and researchers and accomplished retirees in a meeting of the generations. It also provides a unique chance to network with the brightest students from all around the world. Teams will work on innovative projects in the areas of: Oncology, Immuno-Oncology, Autoimmunity, Drug Discovery Technologies, Digitalization, Electroceuticals and Lithography. At the first day of the summer camp a conference with alumni from previous editions of the Innovation Cup will be organized.
Postdocs and post-graduate students on their way towards a PhD in biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, biotechnology, bioinformatics, computer sciences, data sciences, informatics, biochemistry, pharmacy, engineering or related fields are invited to apply. In addition, advanced MBA students or recent MBA graduates with an interest in the pharmaceutical and chemical business and a background in natural sciences are also eligible.
The participating teams have the chance to win the Innovation Cup award endowed with EUR 20,000 for the most convincing project plan, plus EUR 5,000 for the runner-up.
We at Merck are very interested to attract students from your institution. Therefore, we appreciate your help in making this unique opportunity visible.
We look forward to applications from students of your organization.
Poster and Flyer describing the event: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AWAuKhgElrKIdIRlsMr5duHZyqVWDF4Q https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SbYrNVMZLhEvcvYkwmRa15Er-K8Qq7xe
U.S./Canada version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=152WaRK2vGGotCiQk2MyuVd1PRdwT6dut https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MdUREutf8tz0oDua_pr0dnlhuwT-vrWg
Please let me know in case we should ship hardcopy posters and flyers to you, happy to do so!
Thank you for your support!
Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Best regards
Uli Betz
