Models of Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Pharmacological Sciences
1. Models of Knowledge and Technology
Transfer in Pharmacological Sciences
Doc. PharmDr. Tomáš Šimůnek, Ph.D.
vice-dean for Science
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
2. Charles University
●the oldest university in Central
Europe
> 50,000 students, 17 faculties
- together with AS CR – main Czech
Research Institution
3. Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
● established 1969
> 1,500 pregraduate students
● Pharmacy – MSc. (5-year study)
● Healthcare Bioanalytics Bc., MSc. (3+2 yrs.)
> 150 postgraduate students
4-year Ph.D. programs:
●Bioorganic Chemistry
●Pharmaceutical Analysis
●Pathobiochemistry and Xenobiochemistry
●Pharmacology and Toxicology
●Pharmacognosy
●Pharmaceutical Chemistry
●Pharmaceutical Technology
●Clinical Pharmacy
●Social Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
●Toxicology of Natural Products
●Bioanalytical Chemistry
4. Charles University in Prague
Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Research
Design and syntheses of novel drugs
Drug analysis
Interaction of drugs with biological systems
Investigation of mechanism of drug action
Pharmaceutical technology
Clinical pharmacy
Social pharmacy
5. Charles University in Prague
Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Web of Science®
Study on Czech Republic research institutions performance (August 2012):
1st – Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
3rd – Analytical Chemistry
Top 10 – Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry...
6. Charles University in Prague
Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Technology Transfer
● patents
● Transkarbam 12
● spin-off
● AB Pharma
7. CEPIN – Center for Innovations in Biomedicine
● Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
● University Hospital Hradec Králové
● University of Hradec Králové, Faculty of Informatics and Management
● Technological Center Hradec Králové
● University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Králové
8. CEPIN – Center for Innovations in Biomedicine
● realized within the Operation Program “Education for Competitiveness“,
field of support 2.4 “Parnership and Network“
● Main objectives:
● create a functional network of partners from the area of biomedicine
● facilitate mutual cooperation and transfer of information
● internships of project managers, researchers and PhD students
● seminars and annual conferences (next: 20 November 2012)