Welcome to the Winter 2015 edition of Alchemy. Our ambitious vision and commitment
to innovation in research and education continues to drive all that the Faculty does,
and many of our recent achievements are covered in this issue.
In March we announced PharmAlliance,
a transformative partnership with The Eshelman
School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, USA and The School of Pharmacy,
University College London. All three partners
have similar philosophies and values – and this
new partnership will allow us to rapidly and
collaboratively address major, global pharmacy
and pharmaceutical science issues in a
more effective manner than we could have
working alone.
In April, a very special documentary was
released describing the 130 history of the faculty.
The film portrays the circumstances of crucial
events which moulded the faculty and the
profession in this country. It is a wonderful
production and I highly recommend viewing
it on our faculty website (monash.edu/pharm).
Our graduates and students continue to shine
on the world stage having an impact from
Sierra Leone to Singapore. Closer to home,
John Ware has been honoured by the International
Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), and we have
awarded the inaugural Alistair Lloyd Scholarship
for Excellence and Leadership to an outstanding
young student. Scholarships like this are only
possible with the generous support
of donors, and we are pleased to also announces
a new scholarship being funded by alumnus
Peter Beaumont.
You can read about our award-winning education
leaders who are changing the way pharmacy is
taught in the classroom, and on the research front,
we have continued to excel. We have signed
a new drug discovery partnership with Takeda,
a Monash-invented drug delivery technology was
acquired by Capsugel, and three of our latest
PhD graduates have taken up post-doctoral
research positions at some of the leading
research universities in the world.
We have looked to new ways of sharing our stories.
We have refreshed the look of our printed magazine
and are thrilled to release our first digital edition of
Alchemy. Including all of the stories and imagery
you can see in print, the digital magazine allows a
more enriched viewing experience with animations,
videos and interviews for you to peruse.
Whether you are reading a print edition, on a
computer at work, or an iPad at your leisure,
I hope you enjoy this update from your Faculty.
Professor Bill Charman