Testimonials

Murmann Sebastian (MSc. in Biotechnology)

Associate Director, Bioconjugates Manufacturing, Lonza
"An excellent opportunity to gain insights into different areas of the pharmaceutical industry is offered by the CAS “Pharmaceuticals – From Research to Market” programme. The diversity of speakers with different backgrounds from both industry and academia allowed me to learn about different perspectives on the topics covered. Moreover, the CAS was well-structured and highly interactive including plant visits, case studies and workshops. During the CAS, an atmosphere was created that made it easy to get in contact with other participants and speakers. The programme fully met my expectations and provided valuable input for my daily work.”
 

Paola Chinchilla (B.A. Psychology, Italian Studies; Ed.M.)
Director of Distribution and Trade (Europe), Immunocore GmbH
At some point in my career, I chose to focus on the pharma industry and although I was learning on the job, given my academic background, I needed to deep dive on it and learn in a systematic way. The CAS at ETH gave me all the tools, resources and guidance I needed to build a stronger foundation for my professional growth. I mastered industry-relevant competencies during each module and I learned to zoom out of my own perspective to appreciate the entirety of the pharma world. The CAS was an enriching journey that definitely boosted my career and allowed me to meet many unique professionals.

Maiia Bragina (MSc. in Molecular Bioengineering)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lausanne
"While pursuing a drug discovery project in academia, I initially lacked knowledge about the subsequent stages of drug development and how they are implemented in Pharma. CAS “Pharmaceuticals - From Research to Market” gave me a unique opportunity to obtain industry-oriented in-depth knowledge about pharmaceutical development and build basic expertise in different aspects of it: regulatory affairs, clinical trials, project management and quality control. Furthermore, this course helped to expand my network and make connections with specialists coming from different departments of Pharma companies as well as from other industries."

Thomas Wegleiter (Ph.D. in Neuroscience, MSc. molekulare Zell- und Entwicklungsbiologie)
Head of Sales Epilepsy at Dr. Schär
"The CAS Pharmaceuticals “From Research to Market” programme is very well structured and provides a fundamental overview of the crucial aspects of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. The programme is characterized by high-quality speakers and a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. It offers an excellent opportunity to meet people with diverse professional backgrounds. Overall the CAS programme was a great experience and completely fulfilled my expectations."

Karolin Rommel (MSc in Biomedicine)
Biosample Operations Specialist at Roche
"The CAS Pharmaceuticals – From Research to Market provided important background knowledge about the implemented processes in pharmaceutical industry, which were interactively reflected and discussed by speakers from renown pharma companies, authorities as well as young biotech companies. During the CAS I enjoyed not only the international atmosphere and the inspiring talks, also the site-visits, real-life examples and interactive discussions were compelling. It is a very well-structured and organized programme, so that even networking opportunities cannot be missed out."

Johanna Bouzid (Hospital Pharmacist)
QA-Manager / Stv. fvP / Stv. vP BTM at Salmon Pharma
"The CAS Programme contains a well balanced mix of topics which enabled me to develop my professional expertise and gain a deep understanding of the complex pharmaceutical industry framework. I achieved excellent learning experience provided by high quality speakers with brilliant industry knowledge and very efficient organization. Additionally, I was able to build new relationships with people with different professional backgrounds which allowed me highly valuable exchange of professional experience.“

Zainab Blattmann (Pharmacist, Dr. sc. ETH Zürich)
Safety Data Management Specialist at Pfizer
“The CAS Pharmaceuticals allowed me to gain a first broad insight into the pharmaceutical industry while doing my PhD studies. Moreover, I had the opportunity to meet and exchange with experienced professionals before embarking on my first industry position. Overall, the CAS Pharmaceuticals has been a very enriching experience.”

Katrin Stutz (Dr. med. vet)

Product Manager & Medical Advisor Kardiologie/Pharmacovigilance, A. Menarini AG until 2019
«The CAS in Pharmaceuticals was a useful companion during my PhD because it gave me a good overview of the different work areas in the pharmaceutical industry, enabling a seamless entry into the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to the learning content, building up a professional network and getting to know different pharmaceutical companies was also very valuable.”

Andreas Bucher (MAS ETH MTEC, MSc ETH in Civil Engineering)
Senior Consultant engaged at Roche Diagnostics
«The CAS provided a holistic view of the pharma business - from research to market. The well-structured program enabled to put the pieces together and to gain broad and deep insights on the complex themes. An outstanding learning experience was achieved by excellent referents with deep industry knowledge, a comfortable and motivating learning atmosphere and an excellent organization and support.”

Dr. Tiina Vinzens (Dr. med. dent.)
Medical Advisor, Vifor Consumer Health

"When I started to work in the pharmaceutical industry, I had many questions concerning the manufacturing and the marketing of drugs. With the programme "Pharmaceu- ticals" I gained a comprehensive overview of the different challenges this industry is facing and valuable inputs for my daily work."

Susanne Schmuckli (MSc Biology/MAS Marketing)
Business Development, Axapharm AG
«The CAS Pharmaceuticals provides a well balanced mix of high quality speakers to cover a comprehensive range of topics during each of the course modules. I was able to gain a broad understanding of the basic key topics in the complex pharmaceutical industry while also learning about ongoing developments for the future which is very valuable in my daily work. In addition, I highly value the exchange of experience among participants with very diverse backgrounds.”

Nathalie Galmarini (Pharmacist)
Head Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Galepharm AG

"The programme “Pharmaceuticals – from Research to Market” provided me with a broad overview of the complex framework of the pharmaceutical industry, the competent authorities and fields of interest. It enabled me to orientate myself and move within this environment in my daily work. To know about different functions and their issues helps me to plan and coordinate processes, where professionals of different fields are involved."

Michael Flück (Pharmacist, Master of Public Health, MPH)
Kantonsapotheker Kanton Bern

"The top-class speakers of this programme provide a comprehensive overview on the complex relationships and the enormous legal and regulatory requirements of the industrial pharmaceutical environment. Furthermore, the programme always focused on the practical implementa- tion and I can apply a lot of the course contents in the different fields of my daily work."