The Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences lists the top-ten most downloaded papers for papers published each quarter of the year. In the most recent listing for January - March 2012 issues, three papers from Prof. Wim Jiskoot, all of which were published in the March 2012 issue, were among the top-ten.

The ULLA consortium was founded in 1992 and  can now celebrate its 20th anniversary of cooperation within the field of pharmaceutical sciences on the European scene. The consortium would like to celebrate this longstanding cooperation within research and training by holding a mini-symposium on June 29, 2012 at the VU University Amsterdam.

Pharmaceutical scientists from VU University Amsterdam and colleagues from the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna have gained new insights into the molecular basis of the GABAA receptors, an important class of brain receptor involved in regulating the excitation of nerve cells. Their results were published online on March 25 in the prestigious journal Nature Chemical Biology.

The first lustrum edition of the TI Pharma Spring Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Media Plaza in Utrecht. At this meeting industrial researchers, academic scientists, regulatory experts, policy makers and more meet to discuss the latest advancements in drug discovery and development.