Course Information
MMI/Pfizer Workshop: Molecules to Medicines - How Biopharma Delivers
Date(s): 11 November 2010
Main Venue:
MMI Directorate Offices
Newman House, 85 St Stephen's Green (South), Dublin 2
Location »
Online Application Period: Workshop oversubscribed - Online application is closed
| Read a report of the Molecules to Medicines Course and Workshop here |
This MMI/Pfizer 1-day workshop, for 24 participants, comprises discussion of key issues arising during biopharmaceutical discovery, development, and manufacturing. It will include breakout group discussion of specially devised problem sets.
Course/Workshop Developers:
Senior Staff from Pfizer (please see at the bottom of this page)
Comments from participants on last year's Workshop:"Extremely insightful, would recommend people to go to the workshop in addition to the lectures as it was more helpful to understand the speakers role within the Biopharma Company" "Really good. Problems force you to really think about how it works" |
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Workshop Instructors
Workshop Instructors comprise key personnel from Pfizer
Dr Paul Dillon (Senior Scientist, Pfizer Grange Castle)
Dr Jonny Finlay (Global Biologic Therapeutics, Pfizer)
Dr Patrick Gammell (Senior Process Development Scientist, Pfizer Grange Castle)
The Molecules to Medicines Course and Workshop were originally developed by:
Dr Davinder Gill (Assistant Vice President, Biologic Therapeutics, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, USA)
Dr Brendan Hughes (Director of Development, Pfizer, Grange Castle)
Dr Mark Leonard (Director, Gene Expression Technologies, Pfizer BioPharma Campus, Andover, MA, USA)
Tour of Pfizer Grange Castle Facility
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Following on from the MMI/Pfizer Molecules to Medicines-How Biopharma delivers Lecture Course (10 November) and Workshop (11 November), we are delighted to organise a free visit to the Pfizer Grange Castle Facilities, Dublin 22, on Friday 13 November.
Participants will travel by bus from a meeting point in the city centre to Pfizer Grange Castle (and back). The visit will take place in the afternoon (time to be confirmed), and will cover:
- a facility video presentation
- a facility tour
- a round table discussion with course instructor(s)
Should you be interested, please let us know when applying for the workshop (please see below).
In the first instance this workshop is open to postgraduate students with research experience (e.g. at least one year into their PhD studies). If places are available we will open attendance to postdoctoral staff also. If you are interested in attending this workshop please send an email indicating your interest to education@MolecularMedicineIreland.ie after you have applied online for the lecture course. Please also indicate whether you wish to attend the Pfizer Grange Castle Facility Tour.
Attendance at the lecture course on the preceding day (Wed 10 Nov 2010) is compulsory - details are here.
Please note that you must first apply for the lecture course (Please see under ''Applications open'' on the forthcoming course page). Then apply separately for this workshop (See below)
