Advances in pharma business management and research

Abstract

Since the autumn of 2016, Goethe University Frankfurt has been offering ambitious professionals from the pharmaceutical industry or related areas a unique opportunity to promote personal and professional advancement: the Master of Pharma Business Administration (Pharma MBA) program is the first and only part-time MBA program with a dedicated focus on the pharmaceutical industry. Jointly developed by Goethe University Frankfurt, Goethe Business School, and the House of Pharma & Healthcare, the Pharma MBA offers an innovative combination of applied management fundamentals and pharma-specific business knowhow along the pharmaceutical value chain. To ensure that the academic foundation and the practical relevance of the curriculum are perfectly matched, all modules draw on numerous practical examples and case studies or include impulse presentations of experienced practitioners of the pharma industry. Pharma MBA graduates earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree (90 ECTS CP) from both the AACSB-accredited Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the Faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy at Goethe University Frankfurt. A typical Pharma MBA cohort comprises a variety of international professionals from the pharmaceutical industry or related fields with several years of postgraduate work experience. Since 2016, participants from more than 30 national as well as international companies have commenced their studies on the university’s modern and centrally located campus Westend of Goethe University Frankfurt. With already the fourth cohort starting in the autumn of 2019, the Pharma MBA program has established itself sustainably. After completing the lectur