Who We Are

Who We Are

Founded in 1986, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a professional, scientific organization of approximately 7,000 individual members and over 10,000 actively participating stakeholders employed in academia, industry, government, and other pharmaceutical science related research institutes worldwide.

Our mission:

To advance the capacity of pharmaceutical scientists to develop products and therapies that improve global health

Our vision:

Advancing the pharmaceutical sciences to drive prevention and cures.

Our five core values:

Learning, Innovation, Service, Inclusiveness and Integrity.

AAPS is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization under the U. S. Internal Revenue Service Code, §501(c)3 in the District of Columbia.