Pharma I - Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development

Upon completing the course, participants should be able to:

Knowledge

• Give a comprehensive overview of the pre-clinical phase of discovery and development of medicines
• Identify correct professional terms in drug discovery and pre-clinical development of medicines
• List major steps and elements of the pre-clinical drug development process
• Outline definitions of key concepts and the fundamentals of the major disciplines in drug discovery and pre-clinical development

Skills

• Appraise the integration of the various basic disciplines into the process of discovery and pre-clinical development of medicines
• Analyse the sequence and flow of the various steps in the process of drug discovery and pre-clinical development

Competences

• Liaise with all steps of drug discovery and pre-clinical development
• Identify critical factors and bottlenecks that influence the pre-clinical drug development process
• Promote and state milestones for the progress of the pre-clinical development of a medical product
• Communicate professionally with the various specialist groups within the area of development of medicines