The 2nd ISOTOPICS training was organised at SANOFI from Sunday 23rd to Wednesday 26th April 2017. All the 15 ESRs of the ISOTOPICS project attended this 4-day training (just before the 2nd ISOTOPICS Meeting).
The training was composed of 5 sessions divided in distinct lectures given by several members of the SANOFI staff and a visit of the SANOFI premises (Laboratory of Isotope Chemistry & Metabolite Synthesis).
The scientific sessions presented some applications of the isotopic labeling to medicinal chemistry in pharmaceutical industry. All the courses and workshops are indicated hereafter:
- 'Introduction to SANOFI and the pharmaceutical industry' workshop (J. ATZRODT, V. DERDAU; 0.5 day)
- 'Fundamental Ease in Medicinal Chemistry' Course (K. RITTER, G. HESSLER, T. MAIER, S. RUF, T. SCHMIDT, A. CZICH, K. HEERMAIER, A. BAUER, W. KAMM, T. OLPP, H. RING; 2 days)
- 'Industrial application of isotopic labeling' course (J. ATZRODT, V. DERDAU, M. SANDVOSS, J. SCHAFER, U. KURZEL; 1 day)
- 'Open your mind to imaging methods' workshop (L. LAITINEN, P. JURETSCHKE, M. de HOOP; 0.25 day)
- 'Research Ethics' workshop (V. DERDAU, H. UHDE; 0.25 day)
The ESRs were satisfied of the trainers and appreciate their practical examples of SANOFI pharmaceuticals. They valued the discussions with these active researchers in a pharmaceutical company. It gave them an insights of different job positions in industry and so the potential employment opportunities they will have in their future career.