Meetings

FIP Congress 2006

Graeme Smith (on the staff of The Journal) reports

The World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the 66th International FIP Congress, was organised by the International Pharmaceutical Federation in association with the Federal Council of Pharmacy of Brazil.
It took place in Salvador da Bahia from August 26 to 31, 2006

Individual fellowships and awards presented at opening ceremony

Five individual members of the International Pharmaceutical Federation were elected as new FIP fellows for 2006. They are

• Ryoji Konishi (Japan)
• Tony Moffat (UK)
• Tom Sam (The Netherlands)
• Vinod Shah (US)
• John Ware (Australia)

FIP fellowships recognise individual FIP members whose careers have exemplified strong international leadership or distinguished work in the pharmaceutical sciences or practice. The awards were instituted in 2004.

Gloria Francke and Jean Parrot

Gloria Francke receives the André Bédat award from FIP president Jean Parrot

Three other awards were presented:

André Bédat Award The André Bédat Award was presented to Gloria Francke, of the US, for her “outstanding contribution to international pharmacy”.

Dr Francke has been active in the American Pharmaceutical Association since 1946 and in FIP since 1953. According to FIP, her ongoing work has centred on motivating pharmacists, especially women, to take their place as influential contributors to health.

Distinguished Science Award The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Gordon Amidon, of the US. Dr Amidon, a pharmaceutical scientist, established the fundamental basis for the Biopharmaceutical Classification System, which was incorporated into a Food and Drug Administration guideline for regulating the bioequivalence of pharmaceutical products.

Lifetime Achievement in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Award The Lifetime Achievement in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Award was presented to Atilla Hincal, of Turkey, currently head of the department of pharmaceutics at the Hacettepe University of Ankara. He founded the Turkish Doping Centre in 1988.