19th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, July 2nd–7th, 2023, Glasgow

The following is a report on the 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP) meeting in Glasgow. We present our highlights of the various symposia, keynote lectures, workshops and debates. Our focus includes the ‘‘Ion Channel Pharmacology’’ symposium co-organised by Gary Stephens and which featured a talk by Professor Bill Catterall, who also received an IUPHAR Lifetime Achievement Award during the meeting. Further highlights relating to ion channels, receptors and new areas of drug discovery, amongst others, are discussed.