
Deadline: 31 January 2025
The Biopharma Innovation Cup is a dynamic and inspiring event that brings together postgraduate students from various disciplines, including life sciences, computer science, and business, to transform innovative ideas into concrete solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. By participating in this event, you will have the opportunity to interact with top students from around the world, collaborate in teams to develop innovative ideas, and create a business plan with support from experienced professionals. The programme offers shared monetary prizes, with €20,000 for the winning team, €5,000 for the second-place team, and €3,000 for the third-place team. Participants who stand out may receive offers for permanent employment at the company. Additionally, options to implement the most promising business plans will be considered, thus providing the possibility to transform ideas into real impact in the pharmaceutical sector.
How does it work
As part of the Innovation Cup, selected applicants join a week-long summer camp (19-25 July, 2025, near Frankfurt, Germany) to work together in a highly stimulating environment. After being selected you will work as part of a team to generate new ideas in the fields of Oncology, Neuroscience & Immunology, Drug Discovery, Green Chemistry, Digital Health, Smart Manufacturing, and Neuroinspired AI inference acceleration.
A jury consisting of Biopharma senior researchers and managers as well as external experts will pick the winning business plans for first and second place. Following the Innovation Cup, options to implement the best business plans are evaluated.
Travel, accommodation and food expenses are offered.
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.
Additional information can be found here.