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Welcome to the Healthcare Club!
With over 1000 student, alumni & staff members, the Healthcare Club of London Business School is one of the largest and most active professional clubs on campus.
Our activities encompass all Life Sciences areas including healthcare provision, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals & medical technology.
Members of the Healthcare Club are active in a wide range of sectors including entrepreneurship, industry, consulting, banking, venture capital & private equity. The Club's objectives are to create education, networking and recruitment opportunities for its members.
 
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Healthcare Club concludes successful Swiss Healthcare Trek
The 3- day Swiss Healthcare Trek took 14 LBS students and 2 career services team members to meet some of the world’s leading healthcare companies based in Switzerland. The students, with keen interest in healthcare, got the opportunity to learn about these companies, meet their business leaders and explore job opportunities. The trek covered 6 leading healthcare companies and travelled across 4 cities in 3 days.
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Day 1
The trek started at Sanofi Aventis HQ in Geneva where the students were addressed by Sanofi’s Country Manager. The next stop was Medtronic at Tolochnenaz. After meeting the business leaders and discussing innovations in medical devices, the students got a tour of Medtronic’s world-class manufacturing facility. Driving past a beautiful lake, the trek reached Basel for an evening with Roche. At the drink reception, students got a unique chance to converse with senior managers and recruiters from Roche while making promising contacts and networks.
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Day 2
Day 2 started with a visit to Abbott in Basel where business leaders spoke about their career paths. Students got the opportunity to network and make contacts with the Abbott team. Next stop was the Novartis campus where the group got a tour of the architecturally astounding campus followed by presentations from business leaders of various divisions of Novartis. The day ended with an Alumni drinks event at a restaurant next to the river.
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Day 3
On the last day of the trek, the group travelled to Zug to meet Johnson & Johnson where along with the presentation by the Senior Finance Director, students had the opportunity to network with the J&J team including LBS alumni.
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It was a very successful event enjoyed by the students and resulting in over 25 possible summer projects. Special thanks to Jurek and Fiona, from career services, who were great mentors and facilitators. The relationship between LBS and the healthcare industry continues to grow stronger, and hopefully the trek will generate many internhsip and employment opportunities.
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