Students of the life sciences are well-equipped for academic careers by universities. But a new student-run platform hopes to do more. <\/p>\n
Synapse \u2013 Life Science Connect<\/em> is a networking platform designed to upskill and open students up to opportunities in scientific industries. The organisers felt there wasn\u2019t enough information about alternative career paths coming from institutions. <\/p>\n \u201cWe want to show students that there\u2019s more to a degree in the life sciences than academia\u201d said the founder, Master\u2019s student Holti Kellezi.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt that, throughout my studies I was only presented with the possibility of an academic career.\u201d said Kellezi. \u201cIf I wanted to learn more about other opportunities, I had to seek it out myself.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThe mindset within life sciences is changing, and students are now thinking more about how we can use our backgrounds for other career paths,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n He participated in a similar organisation while on study exchange in New Zealand. When he came back he was surprised that there was nothing similar in Copenhagen, despite an otherwise good reputation as a ‘medicon valley’ science hub. <\/p>\n The platform organises events which give students a hint about some of the necessary skills needed for industry careers, such as project management and patenting, or practice in case competitions. <\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t expect to create project managers in a one-day seminar,” says Kellezi.<\/p>\n “But we hope to inspire students and show them what skills they need to build on for their corporate careers\u201d. <\/p>\n universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n Like us on Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. Follow us on Twitter<\/a> for links to other Copenhagen academia news stories. Sign up for the University Post weekly newsletter here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Universities mostly focus on building academic careers. So Copenhagen student Holti Kellezi founded a platform that helps students in the life science field into industry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus","expression-news_article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nFilling the gap<\/h2>\n
How it works <\/h2>\n