Novartis Local BioCamp registration up to July 15

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino graduate and postgraduate students in the field of natural sciences with a keen interest in biotech have until July 15 to register to the Novartis Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp).

To register, students may contact Gigi Berroya at (0939) 127-4746 or [email protected]. or Cecil Barrameda at (0917) 325-9549 or [email protected].

With the theme “ASEAN Harmonization in Research,” this year’s Local BioCamp will be held on July 29 at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Conference Center in Makati City.

Another local BioCamp partner is the Intellectual Property Philippines (IPP).

At the end of the Local BioCamp, the top two students will be selected to represent the Philippines in the International BioCamp, which will be held on Aug. 25-28 at the Novartis Campus in Basel, Switzerland.

Selection is based on academic excellence and professional experience. Novartis shoulders all travel and accommodation expenses of the International BioCamp delegates.

First held in the Philippines in 2006, the Local BioCamp has become one of the country’s biggest annual biotech workshops, bringing together promising young Filipino scientists and respected Filipino biotech experts and entrepreneurs.

International BioCamp delegates get an insider’s perspective of the challenges and opportunities in biotechnology today through seminars led by biotech leaders from around the world.

They learn from industry leaders the basic steps on how to start a biotech company; work together, learn and network with students from around the world; and find out about career-enhancing opportunities in biotech and the academe.

To date, 13 young Filipino scientists have participated in the International BioCamp.

For more information about BioCamp, log on to www.novartis.com.ph or www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph.