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Learn how to start your own company from recent Rutgers PhD alum Michael Johnson who launched the company, Visikol, while in graduate school! Michael will share his path to successful entrepreneurship and how NSF I-Corps funding helped him get started.

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If you are an international student or postdoc and are wondering how to apply for jobs in the US, you should come to hear Michael Goldstein who is an immigration lawyer, who will answer all of your questions.

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Regeneron is a leading science and technology company delivering life-transforming medicines for serious diseases. Founded by physician-scientists nearly 30 years ago, their science-driven approach has resulted in four FDA-approved medicines and numerous product candidates in a range of diseases, including ophthalmology, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, cancer and infectious diseases.

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Many PhDs are involved in new product development as well as tech and sales support at companies such as GeneScript, Millipore Sigma, New England Biolabs, Stem Cell Technologies, Labcyte, BD Biosciences, ThermoFisher, Genewiz, Cell Signaling and TakaraBio.

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Learn how to develop a targeted resume, perfect your LinkedIn profile, network, and prepare for a job interview from Matt Alcalde, Director of BioNJ Talent Services. These are all critical skills as you prepare for the job market.

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Learn how to start those difficult conversations either with your PI about doing an internship and going into industry or your future boss about compensation packages or a project not getting completed on time.

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Come hear from recent PhD graduates who work at Celgene, J&J, GSK, Hovione, and Nokia/Bell Labs to learn the skills that employers are looking for and how to make the transition from academia to industry.<

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Join the iJOBS and Eagleton Institute of Politics community for a conversation about how science can help the government respond to the opioid crisis. Participate in an interactive simulation to practice politics and policymaking.

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At the end of this primer, you will better understand how the process of clinical research and drug development, coupled with the critical issue of time to market, can capitalize on project management techniques to bring a drug to market in a cost-efficient way (Bateman, 2012).

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Meet PhD-level employees at GlaxoSmithKline and tour the labs. GSK which is a global company has three major business areas: pharmaceuticals to treat both acute and chronic diseases, prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines to protect people against infectious diseases, cancers and chronic disorders, and consumer healthcare.

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