History & Background
A Vision for the Pharmaceutical Sciences
The mission of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
is to serve the pharmaceutical sciences, promote the economic vitality of the
pharmaceutical sciences and scientists, and represent scientific interests within
academia, industry, government, and other private and public institutions.
Founded in 1986, AAPS is an individual membership society composed of pharmaceutical
scientists who have joined together to serve both society and their own common
professional interests. By the end of the Association's first year, 2,876 individuals
had signed on as charter members. By August of 1997, AAPS membership had grown
to more than 7,500.
The purpose of AAPS is to serve its membership, the pharmaceutical sciences,
the biomedical and biotechnological community, the health professions, and the
interest of public health. This is accomplished by providing open forums for
the exchange and dissemination of scientific knowledge; by fostering the education
and career growth of members and recognizing individual achievement; by influencing
the formation of public policy relevant to health and related issues of public
concern; and, by promoting the pharmaceutical sciences as they relate to health
issues of public concern. Through its Annual and Regional Meetings, through
its conferences, workshops and symposia, through its print publications and
on-line initiatives, AAPS continues to offer vital benefits to the pharmaceutical
scientists who constitute its membership.
Membership is open to any individual who supports the objectives of the association
and is willing to contribute to the achievement of these objectives. As such,
members come from industry, academia, government, and private institutions.
They are engaged in the discovery, design, development, analysis, production,
quality control, safety, clinical evaluation, registration, distribution and
utilization of drugs and drug delivery systems.
Toward fulfillment of its primary purpose, AAPS recognizes its responsibility
to support and encourage high standards of education for pharmaceutical scientists
and to actively participate in the international scientific community.
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