Prof. Dr. Stephanie Läer studied pharmacy and medicine at the Universities of Braunschweig and Göttingen in Germany. She received her doctorate from the University of Göttingen. Since November 2004 she is a professor and the head of Institute for Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Her research interests are optimization of pharmacotherapy in pediatric population and support to pharmacists in community pharmacies in drug therapy delivery and pharmaceutical care.