About the Program
The Postgraduate Program in Technological Development and Innovation in Medicines (PPgDITM) offers a PhD doctorate course that aims to train human resources able to act in the research, development and technological innovation of medicines. The PPgDITM consists of an Association of Brazilian Teaching and Research Institutions:
1. Federal University of Ceará - UFC;
2. Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB;
3. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco - UFRPE;
4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN.
5. Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG;
6. Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB.
Technological Innovation in Medicines is offered as a concentration area with the following research lines:
a) Product Development and Pharmaceutical Processes,
b) Analytical and Productive Technologies,
c) Pre-Clinical and Clinical Tests.
In order to allow a broad training focused on the development of innovative medicines, the doctoral program is divided into thematic areas, called training stages. Each stage of training consists of compulsory and elective courses and is planned so that the student attends compulsory courses in each of the training stages and then complements the credits with electives according to the specific nature of their thesis topic. Five stages of training were structured, namely: Chemistry/Biochemistry, Pre-clinical, Pharmaceutical, Clinical and Registration and Post-Marketing, including Technological Innovation and Intellectual Property (https://sigaa.ufrn.br/sigaa/public/programa/portal.jsf?lc=pt_BR&id=4847). Doctoral graduates should have solid knowledge in the field of pharmacy, dominating the production chain for the development of new drugs and innovative research and technology transfer in some stages of the chain: from the synthesis and prospection of new bioactive molecules to the clinical research of new drugs, to determine the efficacy and safety of these molecules and their formulation in pharmaceutical specialties.
Concentration research line: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN PHARMACEUTICALS (1- DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND PROCESS; 2- PRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL TRIALS; 3-
ANALYTICAL AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES).
CAPES Rating and Scholarships
The Program currently holds a CAPES rating of 5 and receives scholarships from CAPES, CNPq, and FACEPE (Foundation for Science and Technology Support of the State of Pernambuco), in addition to having international students who receive scholarships from their home countries or international organizations.