New Course: Developability Assessment – The Logical Approach to Discovery Lead Selection (Oct. 28 & 29 - Boston)

Malvern, Pennsylvania – August 2019

The Center for Professional Innovation and Education (CfPIE) is excited to announce our new training program, Developability Assessment – The Logical Approach to Discovery Lead Selection. The course will take place on October 28th and 29th in Boston, Massachusetts, and is designed for personnel in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and contract research organizations (CROs). Participants will learn how to logically design, perform, and analyze lead optimization experiments to assist them in selecting the optimal compound for preclinical development.

Developability Assessment – The Logical Approach to Discovery Lead Selection is being taught by Duane B. Lakings, PhD, the Principal and President of Drug Safety Evaluation Consulting, Inc. Dr. Lakings has 25 years of experience in drug discovery and developability assessment, preclinical and nonclinical development, and clinical development. Dr. Lakings created the developability assessment guidelines that we use today during a drug discovery and development project at Upjohn Company. Today, his process is the standard in the industry.

The course consists of eight sessions over a two day period. Participants will learn a general overview of developability assessment and logic plans, in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, early formulation evaluations, and drug delivery and metabolism. Upon completion, participants will understand the necessary requirements for selecting a discovery lead that is qualified and likely to prove successful through the preclinical development effort on the path to first-in-human clinical trials.

“We believe more companies need to prioritize careful planning if they want to reduce the number of failed experiments during the drug discovery process,” said Dr. Lakings. “This course provides pharmaceutical and biotechnical personnel with the necessary expertise to implement viable developability assessment and logic plans.”

To learn more about our Developability Assessment – The Logical Approach to Discovery Lead Selection course, please visit the CfPIE website or call 1-610-648-7550.

About CfPIE

The Center for Professional Innovation and Education (CfPIE) is an industry leader in providing technical training for pharmaceutical, biotech, skin and cosmetics, and medical device professionals. CfPIE offers more than 80 courses and 350 sessions annually for life sciences professionals located in North America and Europe.