ISPE Dach announces six Student Awards for 2014 in pharma-technology-related courses

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ISPE DACH Affiliate intensifies cooperation with colleges and universities with pharma technology-related courses and announces six Student Awards for 2014.

Pharmaceutical technology focused departments and disciplines are found at many colleges and universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. An understanding of the composition and effects of drugs, the chemical / physical analysis, manufacturing and packaging, validation and qualification, quality assurance and the legal framework in the preparation of medicines are taught in the different courses. Here are all the steps involved from the raw materials, via the intermediate products to finished products of a pharmaceutical formulation.

ISPE Dach wants to become this forming and research units known better, and networking for mutual benefit even more with the industry to integrate the technical colleges, colleges and universities in the ISPE network.

According to the ISPE target 'Connecting a World of Pharmaceutical Knowledge'.

A key concern of the ISPE Dach is to support the students:
- it will give an industry orientation
- it will help to build students’ first professional networks
- it will support the search for Bachelor-/Master-Topics and internship places
- it will assist in the search for first career opportunities after graduation

Student Awards

For outstanding achievements and work in the field of pharmaceutical technology (pharmaceutical technology and production) ISPE DACH offers a reward. Study Prizes to undergraduate and graduate students. The ISPE Dach issues the award for outstanding practical, innovative thesis in the winter semester 2013/2014 or summer semester 2014. It will be awarded a total of six students of Bachelors/Masters or diploma disciplines in Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at colleges and universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The prize includes a certificate, a free one-year ISPE Dach membership and an invitation to free participation in the ISPE Dach Annual Meeting 2015, including the social evening. The prize is for each award winner rewarded with 500€.

The application process  is open to all high school teachers of the above disciplines. Interested students can get in touch with their teachers to be entered.

The criteria for the evaluation of the submitted works are 1) practical relevance, 2) practicability, 3) innovation and 4) clarity of presentation. Awarding of the ISPE Dach-Study Prizes  will be decided by the Committee (Board) of the ISPE Dach .

Applications are available at http://ispe-dach.org/web/lehre-forschung/. Proposals may be submitted until 31 October 2014 by email at

ISPE DACH
Rolf Sopp
Secretary ISPE DACH
Rolf.Sopp@ispe - dach.org