The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy brings together world-class researchers and educators in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Located in the heart of the University of Toronto’s innovation and health ecosystem, and closely affiliated with Canada’s leading academic hospitals, we are working to solve some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges.

Our 40+ on-campus faculty and network of 100+ community-based faculty engage in research and clinical innovation in pharmacy practice, drug development, and drug safety.

Find out how we can work together to transform healthcare.

Latest Research

PhD student Teresa Bennett and Professor Reina Bendayan working together in the Bendayan Lab

Leverage our Expertise

 

Our scientists are engaged in five overarching research areas, generating new knowledge across the spectrum of drug therapy, clinical care, and health policy.

They are catalysts for the discovery of novel therapeutic targets, new drugs, medical devices, and diagnostic tests. They are pursuing solutions to provide the safest, most effective and affordable therapies for patients and health systems.

 

01
Exploring the biochemical and cellular basis of human diseases and the molecular mechanisms underlying drug action and their targets.
02
Investigating the development and optimization of drugs, their optimal delivery and maintenance at their sites of action as well as the molecular diagnostics of human diseases.
03
Improving the prevention and management of disease and injury, and enhancing pharmacy practice by optimizing the safety and effectiveness of medications.
04
Studying the safety of medications in the real world and minimizing adverse effects associated with medication use and misuse.
05
Exploring diverse meanings of health and health care and their implications on structure, function and delivery of care for individuals, communities and populations.
 
 

 

 

 

Our research spans the entire drug lifecycle, from early discovery to post-marketing monitoring and policy.

 

Our track record in research, innovation, community engagement, and critical analysis demonstrates our leadership in the pharmaceutical sciences space.​

 

# 1 Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Canada

 

#6 Internationally (Shanghai Ranking 2023)

 

 

180+ Leading Experts

 

430+

publications in 2023

100+

active grants in 2023

50+

invention disclosures, patents, and licences since 2020

$7 M+

in 2023 research funding

Our Experts

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Photo of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Building shot from the North East

TAP INTO OUR LOCATION

 

Centrally located in the heart of downtown Toronto’s Discovery District, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy is well-positioned for easy access to our partner faculties, institutions, industry partners, government partners, and collaborative networks.​

167,000

square feet of teaching and research space in one building

5 floors

of combined wet and dry laboratories

Interact with our innovative research and translational centres and initiatives

ACCELERATE YOUR INNOVATION

ACCELERATE YOUR INNOVATION

 

A research partnership with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy can help you to accelerate your innovation and drive meaningful change in our communities​

Project Oriented Collaboration

Address an immediate need within your organization:​

  • Tackle research challenges than can benefit from our expertise​
    • Sponsored research agreements​

    • Targeted collaborative research and community engagement projects​

    • Partner- and university-led internship and training opportunities​

  • Access equipment and resources​
    • Technical instrumentation access and process expertise​

    • Service agreement

  • Benefit from our leading technologies and know-how
    • License intellectual property
Strategic support

Build capacity to reach your mid-term goals:​

  • Advance multiple R&D priorities ​
    • Sponsored research agreements that build multi-disciplinary teams​

  • Be involved in early stage discoveries​
    • Seed funding for developing methods and technology​

    • Jointly applying for public funding ​

  • Sponsor areas of strategic priority
    • Seed funding for new initiatives and infrastructure​

    • Training programs and awards​

    • Events and symposia

Innovation

Build partnerships to achieve long term goals

  • Advancing pharmaceutical science to meet societal challenges​
    • Coordinated integration of Research, Training & Infrastructure support​

  • Capacity building and community enrichment​
    • Endowed Research Chairs​

    • Naming rights​

    • Diversity Initiatives​

    • Partner- and university-led internship and training opportunities​

  • Integrating new initiatives in healthcare policy
    • Partnering in policy change to reflect healthcare needs​

A partnership with the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy can be tailored around philanthropic goals, community needs, and technology development ​

The University of Toronto’s balanced intellectual property policy supports innovation, partnership, and entrepreneurship:​