2025 Penn Healthcare Case Competition

Final Live Round on November 22nd (Virtual)

Uniting the brightest minds to shape the future of biotech, healthcare, and business.

Our mission is to showcase the troubleshooting, analytical and entrepreneurship skills of talented students from top-tier graduate and professional degree programs who are passionate about careers in consulting, finance and other pharmaceutical/ biotechnology-related industries, while also providing a platform to connect with accomplished judges from top-tier firms.

Teams will be organized with 4-6 members from institutions across the world to solve a real healthcare problem. We highly recommend forming a team with diverse educational backgrounds! No prior business / case competition experience required! Winning teams will be awarded cash prizes and a 6-month subscription to CaseCoach, the world's #1 case interview preparation platform. 

Prizes: 

1st Place: $4,000 + 6-month CaseCoach subscription 

2nd Place: $2,000 + 6-month CaseCoach subscription  

3rd Place: $1,000 + 6-month CaseCoach subscription 


Further details can be found below

If you have questions do not hesitate to contact us: info.pbgconsulting@gmail.com

View the PHCC 2024 1st Place Deck

Case Competition Sponsors

Calendar of Events

Organizing Committee

FAQs

What is a case competition?

  • A competition in which participants are tasked with solving a problem set forth by the organizers. Often, these problems are business-focused, with teams utilizing their critical thinking, problem-solving, and public speaking abilities to make a recommendation to a client based on available data.

  • As one of the only healthcare-focused case competitions in the world, the PHCC offers a unique chance for students interested in life sciences to apply their expertise and solve a problem situated at the intersection of biotech, healthcare, and business. 

  • For those who are interested in seeing a past case competition in action, we have linked the presentation of the 2024 PHCC winning team, BioIllumanti, below.  

  • Further resources:

Who is eligible to apply?

    • Advanced graduate/ professional degree candidates (PhD, MD, JD, DMD, Master's etc) as well as postdoctoral fellows/ scholars are welcome to apply

    • Applicants must be enrolled in their respective university or training program either full-time or part-time for the Fall 2025 semester

    • Applicants from a non-US based university are permitted to apply

    • No prior experience is required!

When is the application open?

    • The application is open on October 3rd, 2025

Team information:

    • Each team must consist of 4-6 members, with up to 2 MBA student participants per team

    • Networking Coffee Chat sessions are designed to facilitate team formation for participants looking for team members. We also have a slack channel to connect with potential team members. Please email us to be added.

    • Teams should be formed before the application is submitted and the names of all team members must be written on the application form

When is the application deadline?

    • Each team has to submit one application form by October 16th (11:59PM EST)

What is Skill Building Course (SBC)?

    • SBC is a 2-day introductory crash course designed to equip students with a foundation to tackle the case competition. It is intended for those who have submitted their applications by the deadline

    • The course will take place on October 17th and 23rd