SSPT: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie
The SSPT is composed of four societies:
- Swiss Society of Experimental Pharmacology (SSEP);
- Swiss Society of Toxicology (SST);
- Swiss Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (SSCPT);
- Swiss Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine (SSPM).
Of those, the SSEP and the SST are members of the SCNAT.
The highlights of 2023 were:
The SSPT spring meeting with the topic “The curious case of … ageing” was held online on April 20, 2023.
The annual meeting of the SST was held in Basel (hybrid format) on November 16, 2023, and an SST Educational workshop on November 17, 2023 (Increasing the Impact of your Data in Toxicology Publications).
These meetings were well attended.
Meetings, Symposia:
· SSPT Symposium "Fortschritte in der Pharmakologie: Pharmakotherapie in der Rheumatologie", 25 January 2023 in Bern. Organization: SSPT task force.
· At the LS2 Annual Meeting 2023 that was carried out in Zurich on February 16-17, an SSEP symposium entitled ‘New avenues in erythropoietin research and drug development’ took place on the afternoon of February 16.
· The SSPT spring meeting with the topic “The curious case of … ageing” was held in Bern on April 20. Several members of the SSEP board participated in the organization of this meeting.
· The annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Toxicology (SST) was held in Basel/online on November 16 on different topics related to toxicology. Organization: SST board.
· The 28th Annual Swiss Symposium in Pharmaceutical Medicine ‚ focusing on Patient Engagement from the perspectives of clinical trials, drug development, and the safe use of medicinal products, took place on 29th of November in Zürich.
· The SSPTC organized scientific sessions at the SGAIM2023 meeting in Basel.
Prof. Stephan von Gunten, SSEP council member, has been elected as a EPHAR (The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies) Executive Committee member for the period 2022-2026
Prof. Caroline Samer, SSPTC president, has been elected IUPHAR (International Union for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology) President-elect for the period 2024-2026 (President 2026-2028).
European Certified Pharmacologist (EuCP): The EPHAR and the EACPT (European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics) have initiated this program, which identifies experts in Pharmacology. National pharmacological societies (the SSPT for Switzerland) establish a system for evaluating the candidates. The EuCP title is a European title.
A task force of the SSPT has elaborated the guidelines for the attribution of the EuCP title in Switzerland and constitutes currently the first evaluation committee. The EuCP program has been launched in Switzerland in spring 2022.
Prizes for young scientists:
The SSEP awarded a poster prize at the LS2 meeting.
The SSPT awarded the Bürgi Prize 2023 for the best original publication addressing a problem in the fields of Experimental or Clinical Pharmacology.
At the SSPT spring meeting, the SSPT attributed a prize for the best poster and a prize for the best oral presentation by a young investigator.
The SST awarded poster prizes at the annual meeting and Swiss Tox Lectureship Award.
Travel awards:
The SSPT financed travel awards to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.