Business Seminar
Speaker: Kazuhiro Sako (Astellas Pharma Inc.)
http://www.astellas.com/en/
Astellas Pharma Inc., one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the world, is dedicated toward improving global health through their innovative and effective medicine.
After graduating from the School of Pharmacy at the Kumamoto University, Dr. Sako was involved in pharmaceutical research for several years, and significantly contributed toward the development of oral drug delivery systems at Astellas. He is actively involved in the synthesis of pharmacologically active compounds that can be easily administered. He is currently directing the Pharmaceutical Research and Technology Labs of the company. Furthermore, he serves as a professor of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences/Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kumamoto University, and is a visiting professor at another university.
Date&Time: 28 Nov. (THU.) 2013 15:00-16:30
Venue: Lecture room1 (3F), Medical Education & Library Building
Title: What can we do for patients by pharmaceutical technologies?
Abstract:
The essential role of the pharmaceutical research in pharm industries is to develop medicine for human (dosage units, dosage formulations) from the active ingredient which has pharmacological efficacy. If there is not a suitable pediatric formulation, it means no medicine for children.
Drug delivery technologies for better safety/efficacy profiles and/or user friendly formulations for easy to treat/intake medicines have potential to provide additional values to patients. However, much time/cost are required for the development of new formulations with additional functions. Formulation study to consider the best outcome within the limited time/cost become therefore important.
The points and examples of pharmaceutical research in pharm industry will be introduced, in order to discuss the effective business research for patients.
