The event UC Berkeley Extension: The Drug Development Process will be held April 23-27, 2007 at  the UC Berkeley Extension – Downtown Center, 425 Market Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, California U.S.A.  This four-day course will provide a thorough overview of all major activities involved in bringing a pharmaceutical therapy from discovery to market.  Topics will include the following:

• pharmacology,
• metabolism and pharmacokinetics,
• toxicology, pharmaceutical development and production,
• clinical trials and statistical support,
• current regulations and the approval process,
• QA/QC compliance,
• intellectual property,
• commercial development planning and strategic marketing,
• program management,
• financing, and
• FDA perspective on industry inspections.