Written by Niklas Köhl (ESR 1) & Felix Ditzinger (ESR 2)

As the first PEARRL Early Stage Researchers we had the exceptional opportunity of getting three months first-hand experience on the regulatory working procedures within the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) in Dublin.

The first Annual PEARRLS of Wisdom Week in Cork, Ireland kicked off with a Symposium on Bioenabling Formulations for Oral Drug Delivery, featuring lectures from Consortium Members as well as guest speakers.

The School of Pharmacy of the University College Cork and the PEARRL EU training network jointly organised the first Regulatory Science Symposium of this kind – a unique opportunity to discuss regulatory support of innovation in Europe`s pharmaceutical industry.

The first annual PEARRLs of Wisdom Week at the School of Pharmacy at UCC in Cork, Ireland, are just around the corner and preparations are in full swing. About 70 participants are expected for this 5-day event (19–23 June 2017) with 40 sessions dedicated to developing innovative drug formulation strategies and regulatory tools designed to expedite the development of emerging drug molecules into new licensed medicines.