The Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation

Friday 6th February, 2009 Over 80 young researchers attend RCUK-supported Summer School on drug delivery research

The CAS Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) and the Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation (IPI) at the University of Bradford in the UK have successfully delivered a week-long Summer School in Shanghai to introduce young researchers to new techniques for drug discovery and drug delivery (26/10/08 – 01/11/08)

The Summer School was taught by distinguished professors and scientists from SIMM, IPI, Fudan University, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Over 80 young researchers from Shanghai and as far away as Wuhan and Jilin attended. This event was supported by RCUK China following the first annual UK-China Summer School competition.

China has announced major new investments in pharmaceutical research and development. A total of RMB6600 million is being allocated to institutes around China. SIMM is looking forward to a major boost in its activities from this budget.

In his opening remarks, Professor Peter York of IPI highlighted the key role of the UK in world biotechnology and pharmaceutical research. The UK’s biotechnology sector is second only to the USA, and the UK accounts for 27% of all European pharmaceutical investment.