This unique 40-hour program is an initiative of GRUM (Groupe de recherche universitaire sur le médicament – Group for University Research in Medication), which contributes both financial and human resources to the program. The program covers the full continuum of drug research, development, and valuation, bringing together an international faculty from the academic, industrial, and governmental regulatory sectors. The Summer School in Drug Development is the result of a cooperation between the Université de Montréal, the University of Barcelona (Spain), the Université de Toulouse (France), and the University of São Paulo (Brazil).

From March 25-30, 2018, six students from Université de Montréal, including three from the Faculty of Pharmacy, travelled to the University of São Paulo in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, to attend the tenth edition of the Summer School in Drug Development.