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Please circulate to postdocs with anything to do with the life
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which includes a June 21-26, 2015 Summer Camp training
program (in Germany) to support professional development
for students interested in the pharmaceutical industry.
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information can be found below.<br>
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<div><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:</font> <br>
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<a href=""><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Merck KGaA,
Darmstadt, Germany,</font></a><font
face="sans-serif" size="2"> will conduct from June
21-26, 2015, the 5th Merck Serono Innovation Cup
Summer Camp, an initiative offering a chance for
advanced students in life sciences and business
administration programs to attend a one-week training
program with Merck Serono professionals. This
initiative is designed to support the professional
development of post-graduate students interested in
the pharmaceutical industry and also delivers new
innovative approaches covering unmet medical need. </font>
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2">The Innovation Cup
brings together a promising new generation of talent
in a meeting of the generations with senior Merck
Serono managers and researchers and accomplished
Merck, Darmstadt, Germany retirees. A video showing an
overview of the event can be accessed here: </font><br>
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2">Post-graduate students
in the life sciences field on their way towards a PhD
in biology, medicine, biotechnology, bioinformatics,
biochemistry, pharmacy or related fields are invited
to apply. In addition, advanced MBA students or recent
MBA graduates with an interest in the pharmaceutical
business and a background in life sciences are also
eligible. Postdocs can apply, too!
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2">Participants have the
chance to win with their team the Merck Serono
Innovation Cup award - EUR 20,000 for the most
convincing project plan worked out during the summer
camp.</font>
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2"><b>We at Merck,
Darmstadt, Germany are very interested to attract
students from your institution to this event. We
approach you to ask for your support in making this
initiative known to students at your department, as
well as other departments at your institution.</b></font>
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<font face="sans-serif" size="2"><b>Please find enclosed
here print files of the poster and flyer announcing
the event:</b></font>
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