The Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA) is a non-profit organization established in 1993 and is headquartered in the center of the pharmaceutical corridor in New Jersey, USA. Since its inception, SAPA rapidly became one of the most active professional associations in the US with eight chapters and more than 6,000 members. For more information, please see http://www.sapaweb.org.

SAPA-CT is the chapter with members mainly from local pharmaceutical and biotech companies, research institutes, and universities, such as Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Regeneron, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Yale University, University of Connecticut, and the Jackson Laboratory. Our mission is to promote advancement in Connecticut-based pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology, build business relations between American and global life science industries, and foster career growth of pharmaceutical professionals. SAPA-CT hosts annual meetings, career development forums, scientific symposiums, summer picnics, and other signature events, making us an indispensable and vital force within SAPA. For more information, please visit http://www.sapa-ct.org/.

SAPA-Ct's Vision

SAPA-CT aspires to be the preeminent organization that inspires and empowers pharmaceutical and biotech professionals in Connecticut. We envision accelerating innovation, cultivating leaders, building bridges, and unlocking biotechnology's promise to improve human health.

SAPA-CT's Mission

Our mission is to promote advancement in Connecticut-based pharmaceutical science and biotechnology, bridge academia and global life science industries, and foster career growth of biomedical professionals.

SAPA-CT's Events

• Annual conference

• Scientific symposiums and webinars

• Business development workshops

• Career development workshops

• Professional training and Social gatherings

Our Story

Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA), founded in 1993, is an independent and nonprofit organization with over 6,000 members. The mission of SAPA is to promote the advancement of pharmaceutical science and biotechnology; to make contributions benefiting public health education; to facilitate scientific exchange and business cooperation between US and Asia–Pacific countries; and to foster the career growth of pharmaceutical professionals. For more information, please see http://www.sapaweb.org.

The SAPA headquarter is based in NJ, with eight regional US chapters in New England, Greater Philadelphia, HQ, Midwest MW, WEST (CA), DC, and one Asia–Pacific chapter in Shanghai.

Many pharmaceutical professionals in Connecticut have shown great interests and are willing to participate in SAPA activities. Thus, it is imperative to establish a regional SAPA chapter in Connecticut. With the continuous efforts of a group of enthusiastic colleagues towards this goal, the SAPA-CT pre-chapter was initiated and approved on Sep 7, 2013. Then, the leadership team was elected and we became a member of the SAPA family. SAPA-CT was formally established with a milestone celebration and the SAPA-CT 1st Annual Conference on Feb 22, 2014. In addition, we successfully hosted an educational workshop on drug discovery and development on May 17, 2014.

The aim of SAPA-CT is to strive in all aspects from facilitating connections in the pharmaceutical worlds, encouraging initiative inspiration, to providing trainings in drug research and development.