Dr. Martin Bultmann

Abstract:

Young researchers in academia face a lot of hurdles while establishing their scientific careers. They are caught up in a series of traps where one can’t be overcome by overcoming all the others as well: time, funding, publishing, research, teaching, being present at conferences, expanding their skillset, building and getting into networks etc. All those topics are intertwined; all shall be served at once and all at the fullest extent possible.

Consequentially, this situation has a high potential of becoming a vicious circle unless it is broken at one or more points.

Here, foundations can set in and help in multiple ways to break the circle and overcome this conundrum effectively. One example is the Galenus-Privatstiftung [1], a non-profit scientific foundation that aims to support postdocs, habilitation candidates, assistant and junior professors in the field of pharmaceutical technology and biopharmacy. The foundation awards the Galenus Supports, the Technology Prize, enables visiting professorships as well as international workshops.