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The PhRMA Foundation hosts events such as webinars and panels exploring topics of importance in biopharmaceutical research. See below for upcoming and past events.

Recent Events

Webinar: How to Write a Standout Letter of Intent and Application

What are reviewers looking for when they assess letters of intent and applications for research funding? In this webinar, a former PhRMA Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee member discusses the do’s and don’ts of writing LOIs and grants. Stephanie Watts, PhD, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University, shares her advice and answer attendee questions.

This is a great opportunity to hone your skills in preparation for applying to the PhRMA Foundation’s Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery fellowships and grants. The Foundation offers funding opportunities in these areas for predoctoral students, postdoctoral trainees, and early-career faculty. 

 

Exploring Career Paths: Biogen’s PhD Fellowship Program

What is it like transitioning from academia to industry? Watch this PhRMA Foundation webinar to find out. The director of Biogen’s PhD Fellowship Program gives an overview of the program and how to apply, and current and former fellows discuss their experiences and answer questions.

Biogen’s two-year PhD fellowship provides recent doctoral graduates a hands-on opportunity to learn the ins and outs of medical affairs and the pharmaceutical industry within the walls of a cutting-edge biotech company.

 

 

Webinar: Driving Progress in U.S. Value Assessment

In this 30-minute webinar, the PhRMA Foundation provides highlights from its new white paper, “Driving Progress in U.S. Value Assessment.”

Value assessment is a field of research that seeks to evaluate the relative benefits and costs of health care interventions — such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or medical procedures — to ensure health care decisions are guided by the best possible evidence.

In the white paper, the PhRMA Foundation:

  • Reviews the value assessment landscape in the United States
  • Identifies key challenges that may hinder the robust application of value assessment within the U.S. health care system
  • Highlights how Foundation-funded researchers are working toward solutions that will advance the field of value assessment

 

 

 

Webinar: Tips for Writing a Winning Grant Application

Hear advice from a former PhRMA Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee member on applying for research grants from the Foundation. Peter J. Neumann, ScD, director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Tufts Medical Center, will share his insight into writing a successful application for the Foundation’s Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research fellowships and grants. The Foundation offers funding opportunities for predoctoral students, postdoctoral trainees, and early- and mid-career faculty in the VA-HOR program.

 

 

 

Exploring Career Paths: AbbVie’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship Program

Are you curious about working in the biopharmaceutical industry? A fellowship at a biopharmaceutical company could provide an opportunity to see whether this career path might be the right fit for you. The PhRMA Foundation hosted a webinar to hear current fellows from AbbVie talk about their experiences working in Medical Affairs at a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company and to share information on how to apply for the one-year program. Watch the webinar below and read the PhD and PharmD brochures.

 

Exploring Career Paths: Community-Based Clinical Research

Are you a medical student or a physician interested in community-based clinical research? The PhRMA Foundation hosted an informational webinar about the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program, which supports early-stage investigator physicians and medical students to build a pipeline of community-oriented clinical trialists of diverse backgrounds and transform the clinical research landscape. The program — supported by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the American Association for Cancer Research — features two awards:

    • Clinical Investigator Pathway Program — A summer service-learning externship designed to expose talented medical students (MD, DO, MD/PhD, DO/PhD) of diverse backgrounds to clinical research in community-based clinical research settings
    • Career Development Award — A two-year program to support early-stage investigator physicians who are either underrepresented in medicine or have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research in becoming independent clinical trial investigators engaged in advancing health equity through their research and mentoring.