Pharmaceutical Technologies: Pharmaceutical Development and Production

Aim

This course provides an integrated view of the current technologies and strategies applied in pharmaceutical development and production. In particular, an outline of the development and manufacturing processes is presented and key current and future oriented technologies are dealt with in more detail. The course also covers management aspects such as life cycle and supply chain management.

Location & Organization

Organizer

Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich

Co-organizers

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel

Faculty / Teachers

P. Meier, Cilag AG; N. Wardé, Nad Pharma Consulting; D. Giron, Novartis Pharma AG; H.P. Merkle, ETH Zurich; D. Bachmann, Cilag AG; O. Kalb, Novartis Pharma AG; T. Gengenbacher; Novartis Pharma AG; R. Hilfiker, Solvias; T. Hofmaier & B. Lucy; Glatt GmbH Binzen; M. Bruch, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel; M. Ulmschneider, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel; G. Betz, University of Basel

Location / venue

Pharmacenter, University of Basel

Costs

Tuition fee is 1’250 CHF incl. course material, coffee break and lunch; a reduced fee of 400 CHF is applied for PhD Students

Timing & Workload

Duration Two course blocks containing five days
ECTS points 2
 

Teaching methods used

Teaching, incl. a plant visit and a the writing of a project work

Examination yes

Criteria

Is the course taught in English? yes
Is documentation available? (book, syllabus)? yes
Is the course open for external researchers? yes

Remarks

Compulsory module in ECPM master program Drug Development Sciences

More Information

http://www.ecpm.ch