| about SIDRStrathclyde Innovations in Drug Research (SIDR) is based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. SIDR identifies early-stage commercial opportunities in drug research, develops them through proof-of-principal stage, and seeks industrial partners for full development. Since its creation in 1988, SIDR has had extensive experience of working with pharmaceutical and biotech companies in Europe, USA and Japan. SIDR provides industry with a portfolio of drug discovery and drug delivery projects and a wealth of expertise in drug research. Industrial collaborations are performed by academic scientists with appropriate skills and experience. From its early days, the University of Strathclyde has developed a reputation for undertaking industrially and commercially relevant research. This is reflected by a culture of commercial awareness among researchers and enthusiasm for strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. SIDR draws on the drug research skills of 60 academic staff, and over 200 postdoctoral researchers and technicians in different departments in the Faculty of Science; mainly the Institute for Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, and Pure and Applied Chemistry. Major expansion through PharmaLinksSIDR has joined forces with the University of Glasgow in a new organization called PharmaLinks. PharmaLinks provides industry with ready access to the combined clinical and biomedical expertise of over 1500 researchers in key therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, inflammation, respiratory and neurological diseases. Details are available at www.pharmalinks.org |
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| historyStrathclyde Innovations in Drug Research was established in 1988 in order to build on the existing successes in drug research at the University of Strathclyde. SIDR promotes interdisciplinary collaborations in drug research within the University and stimulates interactions with industry. SIDR has been a self-funded unit within the University since 1990.
SIDR has attracted more than £18 million income. About 95% of this comes from industrial sources, and SIDR has worked with 45 different companies worldwide.
Worldwide Partners
 SIDR focuses on developing new research projects that have short or long-term commercial possibilities. SIDR draws on existing fundamental research in different areas, develops interactions across disciplines and forms partnerships between university scientists and industry. SIDR organises project teams and provides project management to suit the needs of each client.
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