Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

Merck KGaA 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.

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 retirees. A video showing an overview of the event can be accessed here:

http://innovationcup.merckserono.com

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!

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.

We at Merck 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.

Please find enclosed here print files of the poster and flyer announcing the event:

Please let me know if you are also interested to get hard copies. We will ship them to you immediately.

Should you consider yourself not to be the right person in your institution to be addressed concerning this event, we would appreciate if you could please forward this message to the relevant colleagues. Please also let us know the contact details of the right person to be addressed.

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We are looking forward very much to receiving applications and to welcoming students from your institution. Thank you very much for your support.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Best regards

Uli Betz

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Dr. Ulrich Betz

Director │Department Head Innovation & Entrepreneurship Incubator

President's Office │ Merck Serono

Merck - Living Innovation

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