What is the AAPS?

The AAPS is a national scientific organization founded in 1986 and is comprised of greater than 10,000 pharmaceutical scientists worldwide from industry, academia, private institutions, and governmental agencies from a variety of disciplines, e.g., biology, microbiology, cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemical pharmacology, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacy, pharmaceutics, engineering, mathematics/statistics. Members are engaged in all aspects of pharmaceutical research, including the discovery, design, development, analysis, production, quality control, safety, clinical evaluation, registration, distribution and utilization of drugs and drug delivery systems.

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. Additional information about the AAPS and the benefits of membership can be found at their web site.