Drug Discovery and Development Project Simulation

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 July - CTICC, Cape Town

Course Description:

During this interactive and group discussion course, participants will be assigned roles in a typical pharmaceutical company project team tasked with the discovery and development of a new medicine. Participants will encounter and make decisions about various scientific challenges and possible research paths.  As a project team, participants will choose a therapeutic area and drug target, search for potential chemical leads, optimize and progress those leads through preclinical research, demonstrate the resulting drug candidate is safe and effective in patients, advance the drug through subsequent clinical trials, and ultimately submit the drug for registration with the health authorities.

Upon completion of this course, participants should have an understanding of:

• The progression of a project from target identification through preclinical research, Proof of Concept (PoC) clinical trials/early clinical development, late clinical development, and registration with the health authorities
• Important factors and considerations which can impact projects and decisions at various stages in this progression
• Research strategies, including the importance of unmet medical need, knowledge of mechanism, and their influence on the choice of targets
• Planning and execution of PoC clinical trials; expansion of therapies to other patient populations
• Drug discovery and development strategies; risk identification, mitigation & management; effective decision-making
• The roles of project team members, and the interdependence of those roles for successful problem-solving and advancement of a project
• The role and requirements of the health authorities

Target Audience:

Individuals who wish to gain an in-depth exposure to the scientific strategies and decision-making a pharmaceutical company’s research organization may employ to discover and develop safe, effective, and innovative medicines.  A basic understanding of life sciences (biology, physiology, pathophysiology) will be assumed.

Duration: 2 Days

If you are interested in participating in the Drug Discovery and Development Project Simulation, please complete the online application and submit no later than 30 April 2014.  Participants will be selected from the list of applicants.  All applicants will be notified of the outcome before 31 May 2014.

A registration fee of R750.00 will apply once applicants are selected and confirmed. A limited number of participants may receive subsidies towards their registration fees. Full details will be outlined in the acceptance letter which will be distributed before 31 May 2014.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

For enquiries or further assistance please do not hesitate to contact Janice Candlish, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.