Handbook

This course will explore the process of drug discovery and development, from project and target identification to final drug registration. It will examine the principles and methodology behind project and target selection, hit discovery, high-throughput screening assays, as well as lead identification and optimisation. Safety evaluation, clinical trials, and the essentials of intellectual property, regulatory affairs and commercialisation will also be discussed. Along the way, you will learn about some of the many different career options spanning all aspects of pharmacology, from jobs based in the laboratory, to computational and artificial intelligence roles, to clinical trial orientated roles, through to regulatory affairs and commercialisation. You will also learn some of the ways in which these professional roles intersect and collaborate to create a highly innovative, exciting, and safe drug discovery landscape.