For the first time, the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) PSWC and AAPS will join forces and hold the world’s largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting to share perspectives, ideas and research to improve global health through advances in pharmaceutical sciences. An estimated 10,000 scientists from more than 60 countries will participate in more than 100 sessions, including 40 symposia and roundtables.
Other meeting highlights include:
• A keynote address by Dr. Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada, president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Program, who will discuss the future of global health;
• A three-part symposium, “Pharmaceuticals without Borders” that focuses on delivering medicines to underserved populations, regulatory and supply chain challenges, and ensuring integrity and quality of medicines;
• Symposia on current anti-counterfeiting strategies; and
• Symposia on bridging the gap between traditional medicine and the Western approach to natural products.
Learn more about the meeting and global health from leading scientists in this webisode series and follow the tweet hashtag #PSWC2010 for meeting updates.
Editor’s Note: All press must register and provide press credentials to attend this meeting. For media registration, please contact Joseph Catapano at CatapanoJ@aaps.org or 703-248-4772. For all other press inquiries, please contact Hillarie Turner at hbt@ecius.net or 202-296-2002 x113
About AAPS: The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is a professional, scientific society of approximately 12,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. For more information, please visit www.aapspharmaceutica.com.
About FIP: The International Pharmaceutical Federation is the global federation of national associations representing 2 million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from around the world. For more information, please visit www.fip.org.
