On August 28, 2017, delegations of PT Air Mancur paid a visit to Faculty of Pharmacy UGM. PT Air Mancur is a jamu or traditional medicine factory established since 1963 and is located in Palur, Dagen, Karanganyar, Central Java. Among the delegations Drs Bambang Priyambodo, Apt; Mr Hafid Kustanto, Ms Yunita RK, and Ms Endah TS were welcomed by Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM. During the visit, both parties committed to improve the development of Indonesian traditional medicine as Indonesian biodiversity is the second biggest in the world after Brazil, including the medicinal plants biodiversity. “We should be the host in our own country concerning the traditional medicine.” read more

The late Prof.Dr. Umar Anggara Jenie, M.Sc., Apt., was one of UGM researchers that had contributed much to science in Indonesia, particularly in bioethics. He had also encouraged the development of strategic research.

Born in Solo, Central Java, on 22 August 1950 and became professor in Organic Medicinal Chemistry at UGM, Umar was a visionary researcher, upholding ethics but also a humanist. Once UGM Vice-Rector for Research, he also became Head of Indonesian Scientific Institute (LIPI), Vice President of the Asian Bioethics Association (ABA), member of Indonesian Scientific Academy (AIPI), and Chairman of National Bioethics Commission(KBN). Umar died on 26 January 2017 in his house in Condong Catur area, Yogyakarta. read more

Alumni and Career Development Center (ACDC) of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM held a Job Fair on Saturday (19/8) in Grha Sabha Pramana UGM. Ast least 20 pharmaceutical companies and institutions participated in the Job Fair, including PT. Phapros Tbk., PT. Dexa Medica Group, PT. Kalbe Farma, and Dr. Oen Surakarta Hospital.

Vice-Dean for Research, Community Service and Alumni of Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. R.R. Endang Lukitaningsih, M.Si., Apt. explained the Job Fair aimed to give introduction to pharmaceutical job market in the industry, hospital, or pharmacist’. The Job Fair is expected to bring job seekers and job providers closer,” said Endang. read more

The discovery of active compound as a guiding compound in discovering drug is essential. One of them is by discovering new compounds from natural materials. UGM Lecturer from Faculty of Pharmacy, Dr. Sri Mulyani, SU., Apt., succeeded to discover three new compounds from Kirinyuh (Eupatorium inulifolium). The plant leaf which is obtained from Kaliurang area in Yogyakarta, according to Sri Mulyani, after being researched, it contains two triperten pentacyclic compounds and one triperten tetracyclic compound. read more

As to preserve the culture of jamu as the unprecedented herbal medicine from Indonesia, Faculty of Pharmacy UGM holds the 2017 Summer Course entitled “Translating Jamu, Indonesian Herbal Medicine: From Ancient Knowledge to Evidence Based Medicine” on August 7 to 22, 2017. This program benefitted the networking partnership of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM with some overseas partner universities such as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Leiden University the Netherlands. It was also supported by the Federation of Asian Pharmaceuticals Association (FAPA) in which one of its members, Prof. Dr. Suwidjiyo Pramono, appointed as a speaker in the program. Furthermore, this program invites five guest speakers who are academics, researchers, and experts in the field of herbal and traditional medicine in Asia. They are Dr Pakakrong Kwankhao from Abhabhubejhr Hospital, Thailand; Dr Huynh Le Truong from Faculty of Traditional Medicine, UMP Vietnam; Prof. Gerard Christopher Bodeker from Oxford University and currently working for Gifts of Health Ltd.; Prof. Ibrahim Jantan from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Prof. Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana from United Nation University. read more

After eight years, Indonesia became the host of Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). The 17^th ACCP event also commemorated 20 years of ACCP pioneering practical conference to accelerate transfer of knowledge and enhanced clinical pharmacy practice, education and research in Asia. This year, the conference’s theme was ‘Unity in Diversity and the Standardization of Clinical Pharmacy Services’, provided new solution and answer challenges that had been faced nowadays started with 6 pre-conference workshops on July 27^th 2017. read more

Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Gadjah Mada welcomed the Dean of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Burapha University Professor Ekarin Saifah at the official residence of the Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 16.00 western Indonesian times. Professor Ekarin Saifah and Ms Thiyapa were cordially received by Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM Professor Agung Endro Nugroho along with Vice Dean for Research, Community Services, Collaboration, and Alumni Dr Endang Lukitaningsih. Among them are Dr Allwar from Universitas Islam Indonesia, Dr Dyah Aryani Perwitasari from Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, and Dr Aris Widowati from Universitas Sanata Dharma. read more

Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Gadjah Mada received a visit from Professor Joseph T. Dipiro in a welcoming session entitled “Afternoon Coffee with Professor Joseph T Dipiro” at meeting hall Unit I of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 15.30 to 17.00 western Indonesian times. The session was attended by some key persons in Faculty of Pharmacy UGM including the faculty members and some representative students. Professor Dipiro was warmly welcomed by Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy UGM Professor Agung Endro Nugroho along with Vice Dean for Research, Community Services, Collaboration, and Alumni Dr Endang Lukitaningsih, and Vice Dean for Finance, Human Resource, and Property Management Dr Satibi Ali Kusnadi. read more

Hospitality and quick service become the most important aspects of public service, including the service given in the university. In order to enhance the service quality for students, partners, or visitors, Faculty of Pharmacy UGM collaborating with Bank BNI Yogyakarta branch office held a training for non-teaching staff at Faculty of Pharmacy.

“All services at Faculty of Pharmacy have to be based on hospitality, all people have to get the same service indiscriminately,” said Head of Administration Office of Faculty of Pharmacy, Singgih Widodo, S.E.T., S.Sos., M.Si., on Wednesday (19/7). read more

The World Health Organization predicts as many as 285 million people in the world suffer from vision disorders. In fact, 80 percent of those disorders are preventable. Traditional methods to treat such disorders still have side-effects. So, nano biomaterial use in ophthalmic method can be the right solution.

“Nano biomaterial can be the solution for ophthalmic disorders,” said Associate Dean of School of Pharmacy University of Florida, Prof. Yashwant Pathak, M.S., Ph.D, giving a public lecture themed Nanobiomaterials for Opthalmic Drug Delivery Systems with Special Focus on Age-related Macular Degeneration at Faculty of Pharmacy UGM on Tuesday (18/7). read more