The development of new drugs has become largely dependent on a deeper understanding of human (patho)physiology. Nowadays, pharmacology and toxicology, both in vitro and in vivo, are essential to exploit fundamental knowledge for the development of drug candidates. As a consequence, both disciplines are more and more applied at an early stage of drug design to guide synthetic strategies.

The School encompasses basic and advanced aspects of drug design, pharmacology and toxicology to provide research chemists in the pharmaceutical industry with the appro¬priate background for their daily practice. The course provides a thorough introduction in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and toxicology (ADME-Tox). The impact of molecular biology, genomics and molecular modeling on drug research are also discussed. Newly introduced to the course are cheminformatics and fragment-based design approaches.

In addition, two case histories will give a flavour of chance and strategy in drug development. Speakers come from both pharmaceutical industries and academic research institutes; they have been selected for their scientific expertise as well as didactic qualities.
 
Presenters and participants are coming from a variety of different countries, rendering the school a truly global event. Acclaims from participants to the previous schools: excellent documentation…; case-study very useful….; very clear review of drug research today….; lectures very good….; beyond expectation….; intellectually most stimulating….; first class facilities.

Registration is now open!

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