The Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences is a major research centre in Scotland and is amongst the UK's top Schools of Pharmacy. We have a wide range of state-of-the-art research facilities and recently benefited from the opening of a new £36m building.
New medicines
The new medicines group uses a multidisciplinary approach to improve our understanding of fundamental bioscience and identify novel therapeutic targets with the aim of developing novel research tools and therapeutic interventions.
Better medicines
We take part in high quality basic and applied research relating to the development and manufacture of drug substances and products. Our research builds on expertise in physical and material science, pharmaceutical technology, and formulation and advanced processing to translate new and existing chemical entities into safe, effective and high quality medicines. The main areas we focus on are:
- Pharmaceutical sciences, formulation & drug delivery
- Continuous manufacturing & crystalisation
- Industrial biotechnology innovation
- Technologies underpinning medicines research
Better use of medicines
This research group is focused on person-centred, safe and effective use of medicines and public health improvement. We focus on:
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Practice research
