Silver Sponsors

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Their products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time they want to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. 

There are three subgroups that are responsible for the business operations of the company.  This includes Bayer HealthCare, which makes an important contribution to human and animal health with innovative products and research in new therapeutic approaches.  The two other subgroups are Bayer CorpScience and Bayer Material Science.  The former is a world leader in the areas of crop production, pest control, seeds, and plant biotechnology.  The latter is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of polymers and high-quality plastics. 

Medrad, an affiliate business of Bayer will also be present at MIP.  They are a worldwide market leader in manufacturing and distributing high tech medical devices that enable or enhance diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures for computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and cardiovascular applications.  To put it simply, Medrad is “saving lives through innovative therapeutic products.”

The key to Dollar Bank’s success is their people.  Customers benefit from the services provided by experienced employees dedicated to their organization. their employees’ futures are their focus.  They ensure the future of their employees in many ways.  They offer an excellent benefits package including tuition reimbursement, thorough training, and development and career opportunities for people in all stages of their professional development.  This company recognizes that a positive, supportive environment facilitates open communication, mutual respect and personal achievement where great progress can be made.  At Dollar Bank, their commitment is there with their customers, their community, and employees.

Enterprise has been represented at MIP conferences for several years. At MIP 2010 they will be hosting a workshop on branding yourself.  The aim of this workshop is to assist students in revealing their true value to the professional world. As a multibillion-dollar industry leader, Enterprise can offer students more than a chance to succeed.  This company gives their employees an arena to thrive.  Their environment is energetic, their people motivated, and their career paths lead to success as never imagined.  Enterprise is seeking individuals aligned in their initiatives of customer satisfaction and innovation.

With a team of more than 43,000 employees, UPMC, serves the health needs of more than 4 million people each year, improving lives in western Pennsylvania – and beyond – through redefined models of health care delivery and superb clinical outcomes. This year, UPMC is the proud sponsor of two Scholarships at MIP. UPMC is an $8 billion integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. As western Pennsylvania’s largest employer, with 50,000 employees, UPMC is transforming the economy of the region into one based on medicine, research and technology. By integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, long-term care facilities and a major health insurance services division, and in collaboration with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of health care and developed internationally renowned programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopedics, and sports medicine, among others.