Pharma I – Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development

Upon completing the course, participants should be able to:
 

Knowledge

• Give an 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.