I have learned so much my first couple days in Germany! I was beyond surprised at how welcoming and accommodating this city was and I felt like I fit right in. The hardest adjustment would be the time zone difference but I started to get the hang of it by Day 3. We had visited…
Tag: Berlin
Berliner Bioscience: Sophie travels to Germany!
Hi there! My name is Sophie Gustinis and I am in the Dietrich School of Arts and Science as a freshman pre-pharmacy major. I chose to participate in the Bioscience Breakthrough program in Berlin for the summer of 2026! I chose this program as a pre-pharmacy major interested in the differences in medicine between countries….
WOW! Diversity Rampant in Berlin
My first wow moment in Berlin was when I went to different cultural hotspots for food and shopping and almost everyone was confidently speaking many different languages. This gives an insight into the school structure/ curriculum of Berlin skill systems where they are constantly being encouraged to learn about other cultures and languages. This taught…
Michelle’s Introduction to Berlin
I chose this experience to learn more about the process of bioscience breakthroughs as well as what bioscience entails historically and in the present world. I also chose this experience because I have never been to Berlin or Germany and Germany is incredibly advanced in the field of bioscience so I thought it would be…
Bella in Berlin
Hi! My name is Bella, and I just finished my freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh. I’m also part of the Frederick Honors College and am pursuing majors in both Neuroscience and Anthropology. Outside of class, I participate in Alzheimer’s research and am involved in Pitt’s MEDLIFE chapter. I can also always be found…
Post-Trip: Potsdam, Cologne, Brussels, Antwerpen, & Luxembourg
As my internship at Vencon Research draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on a journey that went far beyond the work itself. This experience has been a profound blend of professional growth, cultural immersion, and personal discovery—all set against the backdrop of an incredible city and an even more incredible continent. The last…
Week 8: Budapest, Timisoara, & Bratislava
This week at Vencon, I continued refining our Prospective Client Scoring Model while balancing smaller research requests from the senior team. The work has shifted from heavy research to fine-tuning: making sure the framework captures the right criteria, reflects market realities, and is easy to use across teams. Presenting these refinements means I’ve had to…
Week 7: Copenhagen
This week, the journey completely overshadowed the destination. Right after work on Friday, I headed to the train station, excited to meet my roommate in Copenhagen. She’d already arrived earlier that afternoon. I, on the other hand, took the scenic route—two canceled trains and four transfers later, I finally arrived around 3:30 a.m. The ride…
Week 6: Prague, Sächsische Schweiz, Dresden, & Hamburg
This week didn’t start in Berlin but in Prague, where I reunited with my parents, fresh off their flight from the U.S. I arrived by train at 3 AM—exhausted but alert—knowing they would be nervous navigating a new country. The station was quiet, the streets nearly empty, and I found myself slipping into the role…
Week 5: Warsaw, Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia, & Szczecin
I wrapped up another week at Vencon presenting my mid-point progress on the Prospective Client Scoring Model. My fellow intern and I have been pouring everything we have into making the model as precise and useful as possible, driven by that mix of excitement and pressure to deliver something meaningful to the team. It’s been…