ORGANIZATION

The Swiss Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SAPhS):

• was founded on April 4, 2007 by the Member Assembly of the Swiss Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPhS, founded Oct. 23, 1993); at that time the SAPhS was the Scientific Advisory Board of the SSPhS, consisting of the Fellows and the Senate's Board of the SSPhS
• replaced on April 10, 2014 the SSPhS, which was dissolved
• is the forum of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Switzerland
• represents and communicates the science in pharmacy education, research and practice
• supports the scientific basis of the pharmaceutical profession.

The Academy consists of collective members, supporting members, corresponding members, fellows and honorary members (see "Statutes", paragr. III).

The bodies of the Academy are the General Assembly, the Senate, the Senate's Board, the commissions, and the supervisory commission (see "Statues", paragr. IV).

The Secretariat General is the agency.

MISSION

The SAPhS:

• fosters nationally the scientific exchange and the cooperation of Swiss pharmacy, especially its scientific interests
• fosters and supports the pharmaceutical research, thereby complying with the principles of the pharmaceutical-scientific ethics
• fosters the pharmaceutical-scientific young academics
• fosters the communication between the pharmaceutical sciences in Switzerland and other scientific organisations, as well as between pharmaceutical societies, their institutions and members
• represents the Swiss pharmaceutical sciences on an international level.

TASKS and ACTIVITIES

The SAPhS:

• fosters the scientific exchange in adequate platforms, such as the Swiss Pharma Science Day (SPhSD) or the PharmaLunches
• fosters the pharmaceutical education and post-graduate education, and coordinates the continuing education by combining education and research at a high scientific level
• fosters and supports the integration of pharmaceutical competence in other sciences
• develops recommendations and guidelines for the university education in pharmaceutical sciences
• supports and coordinates the implementation of the pharmaceutical knowledge in the pharmaceutical practice
• defines and introduces new fields of activities in pharmacy
• represents the pharmaceutical sciences in the public
• authors statements for media and advices authorities in the preparation of laws and decrees
• assists in the preparation of Swiss science politics and represents the interests of all pharmaceutical disciplines in the Swiss universities' politics
• releases scientific publications and publishes articles in the journal SWISS PHARMA
• organizes the SPhSD (since 2008), a conference with lectures and scientific posters
• (co)organizes seminars and congresses, usually accredited by professional societies
• awards the Reichstein Medal to personalities in and outside Switzerland for outstanding merits in pharmaceutical sciences
• grants prices and awards
• cooperates with important national professional societies and associations (GSIA, GSASA, pharmaSuisse)
• fosters contacts to national sister academies (SAMS, SATS, SANS) and international organizations, such as WHO
• is member of international federations, such as EUFEPS and FIP.