The University of La Laguna, host of the XVII Congress of the Spanish Society of Industrial and Galenic Pharmacy

The University of La Laguna is hosting the XVII Congress of the Spanish Society of Industrial and Galenic Pharmacy (SEFIG) which, under the motto 'Working on the precision of medicines', will be held at the CajaCanarias Cultural Space between Wednesday 22 and Friday 24 January.

This event will bring together a large group of national and international experts to discuss the latest advances in drug development and control. The opening ceremony will be attended by the Rector of the University of La Laguna, Francisco García, and the President of the General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacists, Jesús Aguilar, among other authorities.

The opening lecture will be given by Professor Carmen Álvarez Lorenzo, Director of the Materials Institute at the University of Santiago de Compostela, who will speak on 'Bioinspired Medicines'. Four sessions will be dedicated to new frontiers in Drug Delivery, From incremental innovation in pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical technology, to advances in 3D printing of medicines and disruptive medicines, attendees will be able to share their perspectives on the present and future of these topics.

The event has been sponsored by the Spanish Society of Industrial and Galenic Pharmacy and the University of La Laguna through its Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transfer of the University of La Laguna, with the collaboration of various entities in the sector.

José B. Fariña Espinosa, Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of La Laguna, and president of the organizing committee, emphasizes that this is a "key event" for the sector, which will not only allow participants to learn about the latest trends in research and development in industrial and galenic pharmacy, but will also position the Canary Islands as an international benchmark in pharmacy and pharmaceutical technology.