OREANDA-NEWS. June 29, 2012.  Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that its affiliate, the Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology (headquarters: Tokyo, Director General: Kiyoshi Morita) has awarded its 5th “Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology Research Award” to six young researchers this year.

Awardees are selected from research papers submitted from projects funded with subsidies from the foundation. Innovative research projects with expectations for future development are eligible for the award.

The Foundation hopes that the award will motivate young researchers in clinical pharmacology involved in establishment of appropriate drug treatments and encourage future research results. The awards ceremony and presentations of the research themes will be held on November 9, 2012.

The mission of the Foundation is to promote clinical pharmacology and foster the development of clinical pharmacologists. The Foundation was established in 1975 and it has worked on a variety of projects relating to clinical pharmacology, including promotion of research, overseas studies for Japanese researchers and Asian international collaborations.