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LifeTrain: towards a European framework for continuing professional development in biomedical sciences

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Successful biomedical scientists learn throughout their careers. The LifeTrain project aims to optimize investments in learning to support the development of medicines in Europe and to encourage stronger interactions between industry and academia.

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  1. Mike Hardman is at AstraZeneca, Mereside Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG, UK.,

    Mike Hardman

  2. Cath Brooksbank and Claire Johnson are at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD, UK.,

    Cath Brooksbank & Claire Johnson

  3. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Christa Janko is at the Medizinische Universität Wien, EMTRAIN Project Office, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.,

    Christa Janko

  4. Wolf See is at Bayer Pharma, Muellerstrasse 178, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.,

    Wolf See

  5. Pierre Lafolie is at the Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.,

    Pierre Lafolie

  6. Heinrich Klech is at the Vienna School of Clinical Research, Medizinische Universität Wien, Curriculumkoordination, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria.,

    Heinrich Klech

  7. Patrice Verpillat is at Lundbeck, 43-45 Quai du Président Roosevelt, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.,

    Patrice Verpillat

  8. Hans Lindén is at the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Veddesta Business Center, SE-175 72 Järfälla, Sweden.,

    Hans Lindén

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Hardman, M., Brooksbank, C., Johnson, C. et al. LifeTrain: towards a European framework for continuing professional development in biomedical sciences. Nat Rev Drug Discov 12, 407–408 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd4026

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