The 11th Congress was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on 4-7 June 2008. The President for the meeting was John van den Anker. The Congress discussed both pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in paediatric clinical pharmacology; drugs in pregnancy and innovative ways of drug delivery on the first day. On the second day topics covered included pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety; pain and sedation and pulmonary hypertension. On the final day the new European Regulation was reviewed as well as the WHO initiative on better medicines for children. It was a well attended meeting with over 200 delegates.