Course Number
16:137:510
Credits
3
Semesters(s) Offered
Summer
Fall
Description

Learn the steps needed to bring a drug from a research concept to a marketed product. Investigate each stage of the drug discovery and development process by studying existing pharmaceutical and biotech company pipelines and portfolios. Dissect and interpret the components of a drug label and then relate each label component to a drug discovery and development stage. Become familiar with the organizational structures common to pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Course Objectives
  • Understand the different stages of drug discovery and development in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Provide networking opportunities for students to meet with experts in different fields in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Gain experience in working in teams and preparing team presentations

Testimonials

Course Testimonials

"Drug Development was a good overview of the industry as a whole and provided the opportunity to focus on different aspects from therapeutic areas, to drug marketing, to specific pharmaceutical companies. This course helped solidify much of what I had learned secondarily or inferentially through my experience in the industry but also helped provide context and additional content." (May 2019)