Doctoral Seminar “Introduction to the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry”

Course Content:

• The development of healthcare systems (access, quality, financing, reforms)
• Drug benefit assessment and pricing (national and international)
• The business model of the pharmaceutical industry (drug product life cycle, patent protection, the relationship between biotech and pharma)
• Stakeholders in the healthcare system (doctors, health insurers, pharmaceutical industry, regulatory authorities, etc.)
• Brief overview of hospital care
• Simulation of a moderated panel discussion between representatives of the medical profession, pharmaceutical companies, health insurers, and patients

Learning Objectives:

• Acquire basic knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and the drug market
• Develop a fundamental understanding of how healthcare systems function and are financed
• Build an understanding of the various career paths and roles within the pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare system
• Better identify personal job interests in different professional fields within the healthcare system
• Develop awareness of the perspectives of doctors, pharmaceutical representatives, and health insurers regarding drug pricing and other controversial topics

Teaching Methods:

• Lecture-based delivery of theoretical fundamentals
• Discussions in plenary and small groups
• Joint completion of smaller tasks
• Simulated panel discussion

Participation or preparation requirements:

None

Participant Feedback:

• “This course covered more content in 6 hours than in 6 months of study.”
• “Exciting presentation of topics and a very friendly and humorous instructor!”
• “Laurin delivered the workshop perfectly both in content and execution. I benefited greatly from it.”
• “Very relaxed and pleasant working atmosphere.”
• “Super engaging, great informative course. Please offer it again.”
• “Very diverse, a good all-round view.”
• “Very varied seminar.”
• “Great preparation, well-balanced mix of lectures and teamwork.”
• “Informative and friendly, very well structured.”

Organizer:

Graduate Center of Life Sciences and TUM Venture Labs

Delivery Format: In-person

Maximum Number of Participants: 20

Minimum Number of Participants: 5

Total Hours: 7

Trainer: Laurin Waldmann

Laurin Waldmann worked for three years at the pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb in Munich and London in the areas of Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Value & Pricing, where he collaborated with many key players in the healthcare sector.

In his current role at TUM, he supports scientists in the life sciences with spin-off projects and conducts research in the field of academic entrepreneurship.

He studied Molecular Biotechnology at TUM, Harvard Medical School, and Nanyang Technological University.

Registration:

The course is available to all doctoral students of TUM School of Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Medicine & Health