Discovery and Development of Medicines

People involved in the development of medicines have diverse educational backgrounds. Often their basic academic educations have not at all touched upon discovery and development of medicines. This course aims to convey knowledge of drug discovery and development in general to the participants so they may communicate across the different fields of the process.

On completion of the course, participants will have comprehensive overview of drug discovery and development and a sound grasp of the fundamentals of the major implicated disciplines. Participants will be able to convey an understanding of the dynamics of the drug discovery and development and communicate across research fields.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

Knowledge

• give a comprehensive overview of discovery and development of medicines
• identify correct professional terms in discovery and development of medicines
• list major steps and elements of the drug development process
• outline definitions of key concepts and the fundamentals of the major disciplines in drug discovery and development
• identify the important transition points that require involvement of authorities

Skills

• appraise the integration of the various basic disciplines into the process of discovery and development of medicines
• analyse the sequence and flow of the various steps in the process of drug discovery and development
• plan a development process within the regulatory framework

Competencies

• liaise with all steps of drug discovery and development
• identify critical factors and bottlenecks that influence the drug development process
• promote and state milestones for the progress of the development of a medical product
• communicate professionally with the various specialist groups within the industrial area of development of medicines