SPFDU isdedicated to train high-caliber scientists for pharmaceutical research. Itpioneered a joint graduate study model with a top multinational pharmaceuticalcompany and institutes a flexible training system to combine undergraduate and graduatestudies (4+4 and 4+2). From 2012, two national top100 Ph.D. dissertations, seven best Ph.D. and six best M.Sc. dissertations inShanghai were selected.