Industrial and Physical Pharmacy News

December 11, 2007: Multidrug- resistant tuberculosis has a new challenger, a center in the Purdue Research Park that on Tuesday (Dec. 11) became the sole North American producer of a potent antibiotic. The drug, Seromycin^®, had been developed earlier by Eli Lilly and Co., which, in turn, gave the park's Chao Center for Industrial Pharmacy & Contract Manufacturing the exclusive rights to manufacture, distribute and sell the drug. read more

November 19, 2007: Kenneth R. Morris, associate head of the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and director of graduate programs, has been elected a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

February 7, 2007: Janet Woodcock, the chief medical officer of the Food and Drug Administration, will speak at Purdue on Thursday (Feb. 8) and Friday (Feb. 9) as the visiting lecturer for the annual Varro E. Tyler Distinguished Lectureship. Woodcock, who held the position of deputy commissioner and chief operating officer before assuming her current position, will present two lectures during her visit. Both events are free and open to the public. read more

May 19, 2006: Purdue University and three collaborating universities received a $15 million grant to research and improve the way pharmaceuticals, foods and agricultural products are developed and manufactured. The five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will fund an Engineering Research Center (ERC) to enhance the quality and consistency of solid-dosage form drug nutraceuticals,...read more

February 8, 2006: Dozens of Purdue University faculty were honored Feb. 8 during the first Inventors' Recognition Dinner at the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. Among them were several from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. ...read more

November 10, 2005: Purdue University is leading a project aimed at helping the Republic of Kazakhstan develop a successful pharmaceutical industry by teaching professionals from that country about U.S. and European regulations and procedures relating to drug manufacturing. ...read more

November 3, 2005: Officials met Thursday (Nov. 3) in Washington, D.C., to announce an 11-university research partnership with the Food and Drug Administration aimed at reducing the skyrocketing cost of drug development and manufacturing. The collaboration, called the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Education, will focus on learning more about the precise science involved in making pharmaceuticals and exploring ways to reduce costs. ...read more

October 13, 2005: The Chao Center for Industrial Pharmacy & Contract Manufacturing officially opened on Thursday, October 13th. ...read more

April 29, 2005: The Chao Center for Industrial Pharmacy & Contract Manufacturing held its open house today. One of only five university-affiliated pharmaceutical manufacturing centers in the nation, the Chao Center combines the business know-how of the No. 1 ranked Purdue Research Park with the industry and educational expertise of Purdue's highly ranked School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. read more...

April 18, 2005: Stanley L. Hem, Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, received one of six 2005 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Memory of Charles B. Murphy on Sunday (April 17) during the university's annual Honors Convocation in the Elliott Hall of Music. read more...

April 17, 2005: Several Pharmacy faculty and staff received special honors during the university's annual Honors Convocation at the Elliott Hall of Music. read more...

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