Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024 (€20,000 prize) | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024

About Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024

As a participant in our Innovation Cup, you get to network with top students worldwide, work in teams to develop new innovative ideas for unmet medical need and build a business case with support from experienced professionals. We are offering shared prizes of €20,000 for the winning team, €5,000 for the runner-up and €3,000 for third place.

Selected top-performing participants could get an offer for permanent employment at Merck. And to make things even more interesting, options to implement the best business plans will be evaluated.

Program Details

As part of the Innovation Cup, selected applicants join a week-long summer camp, to work together in a highly stimulating environment.

  • Work as part of a team to generate new ideas in the fields: oncology, immuno-oncology, autoimmunity, small molecules drug discovery, protein engineering and screening, digitalization.
  • Evaluate your ideas from a technical and business perspective and build a convincing business plan
  • Learn the essentials about R&D within the pharmaceutical industry
  • Network with the brightest students from all over the world
  • Understand how products can be successfully discovered, developed, and brought to market
  • Get to know Merck and learn about career options

A jury consisting of senior Merck researchers and managers as well as external experts will pick the winning business plans for first and second place.

Benefit

Enjoy the innovation experience of a lifetime! The winning team is awarded the Innovation Cup and a shared prize of €20,000! The runner-up receives a shared prize of €5,000 with €3,000 for third place.  In the following, options to implement the best business plans will be evaluated.

The Cup is also a great opportunity to network and boost your professional development. On the last day of the summer camp, a conference with alumni of previous Innovation Cup editions will be organized. Learn what alumni are doing today and expand your network of top innovators.

Eligibility

Applications are from postgraduate students in the life sciences working towards a PhD in biology, medicine, biotech, bioinformatics, computer science, data science, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacy, engineering or related fields. Postdoctoral students are also welcome to apply, as are advanced MBA students or recent MBA graduates interested in the pharmaceutical business and a background in life sciences.

This programme is not open to healthcare professionals.

Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024 Application

For those interested in the Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 January 2024.

Open this link for more details about the Merck Group Innovation Cup 2024.

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