40 Years at the Interface of Academia and Industry
From Basic Research to Pharmaceutical Breakthrough
March 16, 2010Gehry Building, Novartis, Basel
The FMI Anniversary Celebration, which takes place on the Novartis campus, presents a series of high-profile speakers who will explore the optimal framework for successful integration of fundamental research into pharmaceutical development.
Throughout its 40 years of existence, the FMI has successfully helped translate basic biomedical findings for the drug discovery process. From research at the frontiers of understanding, to the elaboration of new methods and technologies, FMI scientists have helped the development of drugs like Gleevec and Afinitor.
Insight, innovation and novel approaches are the gifts that basic research institutes like the FMI have to offer to those in industry who seek to put biomedical understanding to work for the benefit of patients.