101049847 Generated on: Sep 5, 2023

Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master

Project Title

S-DISCO - International Master in Sustainable Drug

Discovery

Project Coordinator

Organisation UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Address SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 , 9000 Gent , BE

Website http://www.ugent.be

Project Information

Identifier 101049847

Start Date Jan 1, 2022

End Date Dec 31, 2027

EC Contribution 5,174,400 EUR

Partners UNIVERSITE DE LILLE (FR) , RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN (NL) ,

GDANSKI UNIWERSYTET MEDYCZNY (PL)

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Project Summary

Medicines play a crucially beneficial role in society, and their importance and use are expected to increase due to
the expanding and aging world population. However, the increased use of medicines also heightens the
environmental exposure, stressing the eco-system and adversely impacting our long-term health, as exemplified
by reproductive disorders by drug residues in the environment and resistance to antibiotics. Moreover,
socio-economic equality towards medicines is a global challenge. There is thus a need for a global systematic
approach, followed by competent authorities as well as academic, civil and industrial organisations, to take into
account sustainability over the entire life cycle of a medicine. Indeed, emphasis should also be paid to
sustainability from the “cradle”, i.e. in the drug discovery phase, rather than only at the later stages of product
development or clinical stages (the “grave”), in line with tackling the root cause as recommended in 6-sigma lean
philosophy.
In this International Master of Sciences in Sustainable Drug Discovery (S-DISCO), a unique, transdisciplinary
programme is developed, covering a broad range of selected pharmaceutical disciplines, focused on the early
discovery phases and intertwined with environmental and socio-economic topics. It is jointly delivered by 4
complementary European universities (i.e. Ghent University, University of Lille, Medical University of Gdansk and
University of Groningen) and supported by international experts from industry and relevant (academic) institutions
to assure a unique, worldwide excellence and attractiveness. A clear mobility track is proposed, giving the
students the opportunity to study and gain specific expertise at the different partner universities.

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