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PharmStars Graduate School: Continued Community and Enrichment for Alumni Startups
PharmStars Graduate School offers alumni an ongoing opportunity to stay connected, continue learning, and engage in a vibrant network of fellow digital health startups. “Grad school” builds on the educational foundation of the accelerator by providing access to a supportive startup community and programming tailored to alumni needs around growing a startup that is engaging pharma clients.
Through monthly virtual sessions, participants attend real-time classes featuring expert speakers, workshops, panel discussions, case studies, and peer networking. PharmStars’ Grad school helps alumni stay informed about evolving pharma trends, grow their businesses, and strengthen relationships within the digital health ecosystem.
Benefits of PharmStars Graduate School
- Maintain access to PharmStars pharma members for relationship building
- Network with a vibrant community of digital health startup peers
- Gain exposure to influential business leaders across the digital health and pharma ecosystem
- Deepen your business expertise through advanced workshops and pharma/startup activities
Our Alumni LOVE Grad School and the PharmStars’ Alumni Community!
“PharmStars is the program that keeps on giving. Even after the core program closed, the alumni program has provided us access to a community and series of events that continue to add value to our business.”
“Such a great Graduate School session! You guys truly do “rock“-- bringing these super slick professionals (in this case the NIH) to start up companies, still learning about unknown opportunities.”
“Love the PharmStars team! Grateful for the connections and intros!”
“Thank you for continuing to provide value and growing this community!”
“The ongoing pathway for engagement and access to subject matter experts through Graduate School is incredibly valuable. It’s also fun to be part of a community of like-minded individuals who are often mission-driven and genuinely committed to doing the right thing.”
Examples of Graduate School Startup Topics
- Pharma-Startup Case Studies
- Marketing
- Business Development
- Deal-Making
- Pricing
- Sales Strategies
- Fundraising
- Grant Funding
- Business Management
- Navigating the Regulatory Ecosystem
Samples of Our Unique Programming
Pharma Sessions
- Alumni Showcases - Twice a year, alumni from our previous year’s cohorts share updates on their startups’ progress and advances with our pharma members, their peers, and members of the press
- Fireside Chats - Periodically, pharma members present on pharma-relevant topics and share their digital innovation priorities
Peer-to-Peer Dialogues
- Case Studies of Pharma/Startup Deals - Descriptions of successes and failures in collaborating with large pharma, large biotech, and small biotech from PharmStars’ startup alumni
- Partnership Models - Advice from startup alumni on closing deals with partners other than pharma
Workshops and Master Classes
- Building a Culture of Diversity in Startups - How to prioritize diversity in startups
- Navigating Grant Funding Opportunities - How to secure funding from grant programs for startups
- Pricing Pharma Deals - Insights on pricing digital health solutions appropriately and effectively for pharma
Panel Discussions
- Pharma Business Development - Insights on digital health business development, strategy, and partnering with pharma
- Investing in Pharmatech - What startups should know about VC and angel investors’ priorities around investing in pharmatech
- Digital Health FDA Regulation - Cutting-edge perspectives in FDA regulations for digital health startups
