AVICENNA DAYS 2023

October 2023:

Tuesday 10: “Uncovering the regulatory pathway”
Wednesday 11: “Research & Technology: Building reliable models”
Thursday 12: “Involving and serving the Patients”

Time: 14.00 - 18:30 CEST / 13.00 - 17.30 BST / 18.30 - 23.00 IST / 8.00 - 12.30 EDT / 7.00 - 11.30 CDT

Diversity & Inclusion in the In Silico Approaches

The 2023 Avicenna Days will bring together regulators, scientists, researchers, industry and academia leaders to update the entire healthcare community on recent progress and achievements related to the adoption and deployment of in silico methods.Prestigious delegates from the entire in silico community will present, debate, inspire and engage with the audience to accelerate medical innovation through Computer Modeling and Simulation (CM&S).

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with in silico leaders: mark your calendar, register today and, join us on October 10, 11 and / or 12 to be an actor of the healthcare transformation.

Online Registration

Who should attend?

Academic or industry researchers and any leader involved in medical and pharmaceutical innovation;
Scientists and regulatory affairs professionals interested in digital evidence;
Clinicians and medical staff willing to understand how in silico technology can help them in their daily activities;
Patient associations keen on learning more about in silico methods, with a special focus on delivering faster safer and more affordable health care to the patient.

Why should you attend?

Learn recent advances supporting in silico methods for research, regulatory and clinical activities, on the medical device, bio/pharma and treatment fields.
Update on academic, industry and regulatory leaders’ visions and timelines for larger scale adoption of in silico medicine.
Ask questions, express concerns, debate with experts and peers about important, immediate next steps to combine health care innovation and better patient safety.

Want to receive further information?

Please contact manager@avicenna-alliance.com

October 10th – Focus on Regulatory – «Uncovering the regulatory pathway»

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome
Roberta Maggi, Office Manager, Avicenna Alliance

14:05 - 14:20 Introduction to Avicenna Alliance
Thierry Marchal, Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance, Ansys

14:20 - 14:35 Introduction to the topic
Cécile Rousseau, In Silico Application WG, Master of Ceremony, Avicenna Alliance, VCLS

14:35 - 14:50 "Adoption of Modelling and Simulation-based methods for High Impact applications: An European regulator’s perspective", Keynote Speaker, Flora Musuamba, Vice Chair Person, EMA

14:50 - 15:05 “Uncovering the MIDD Paired Meeting Pathway”, Keynote Speaker, Raj Madabushi, Associate Director, FDA 15:05 - 15:20 “In silico confidence: the regulatory journey for computational modeling and medical devices“, Keynote Speaker, Pras Pathmanathan, Senior Scientist, FDA

15:20 - 15:35 BREAK

15:35 - 15:50 "Charting the Future: Unveiling the Regulatory Complexities of In Silico Trials with the Regulatory Agencies”, Francesco Pappalardo, Full Professor, University of Catania, Mimesis

15:50 - 16:05 “A path towards a comprehensive regulatory framework for acceptance of in silico evidence (Countries experiences)”, Martha De Cunha, Policy Development WG, Avicenna Alliance, Edwards Lifesciences

16:05 - 16:20 "Going Towards Good Simulation Practices", Luca Emili, GSP Task Force, InSilicoTrials

16:20 - 16:30 "Artificial intelligence-driven drug development against autoimmune diseases", Case study, Philippe Moingeon, Head of Therapeutic Area, Servier

16:30 - 16:40 ‘Scoping and Validating an In Silico Clinical Trial: A Case Study on a Shoulder Stem",’Case study, Jeff Bischoff, Senior Research Director, Zimmer Biomet

16:40 - 16:50 “In Silico Advancements in Cardiovascular Device Design and Approval”, Case study, Simon Sonntag, Notified Bodies TF, Virtonomy

16:50 - 17:00 "In-silico trial of intracranial flow diverters replicates and expands insights from conventional clinical trials", Case study, Alejandro Frangi, UK In Silico Regulatory Innovation TF, University of Manchester

17:00 - 17:15 BREAK

17:15 - 18:00 Panel discussion / Round Table.
Moderator: Emmanuelle Voisin, Founder & CEO, VCLS
Speakers: Ulrike Schroeder, Senior Project Manager, DIN
Puja Myles, Director CPRD, MHRA
Payman Afshari, Senior Principal Engineer, J&J
Mark Palmer, Senior Chief Technologist for Healthcare, Ansys.

18:00 - 18:15 Wrap up
Thierry Marchal, Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance, Ansys

October 11th – Focus on Research – «Building reliable models»

14:00 - 14:20 Introduction to tasks forces & community-based initiatives
Liesbet Geris, Research & Technology WG, Master of Ceremony, Avicenna Alliance, VPHi

14:20 - 14:50 “Why do we need Medical Digital Twins?”, Frank Rademakers, Keynote Speaker, Emeritus Professor Cardiology, KU Leuven

14:50 - 15:20 "Building digital twins for complex human diseases", Anna Niarakis, Professor, University of Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Center of Integrative Biology, Immune Digital Twin Consortium

15:20 - 15:35 "Supercomputer-based cardiac virtual human twins”, Mariano Vazquez, Co-founder, President, and CTO, ELEM Biotech

15:35 - 15:50 "Conception and evaluation of a biomechanical model of the lowerlimb", Antoine Perrier, Strategic and medical chief officer, Twinsight

15:50 - 16:10 BREAK

16:10 - 16:40 "Modeling and Simulation for Treatment Planning in Cardiovascular Disease in SimVascular", Keynote Speaker, Alison Marsden, Professor, Stanford University

16:40 - 16:55 "Responses of Hypertensive Virtual Population to Calcium Channel Blocker Treatment: Comparison to a Real Population", Robert Hester, Professor Emeritus, UMMC (University of Mississippi Medical Center).

16:55 - 17:00 Introduction to the round table – Marc Horner, Global Harmonization TF, Ansys

17:00 - 17:50 Panel discussion / Round Table.
Moderator: Marc Horner, Ansys
Speakers:
Kyriakos Hatzaras CEng Programme Officer – EU Policies
Frank Rademakers, KU Leuven
Anna Niarakis, University of Toulouse III
Alison Marsden, Stanford University
Liesbet Geris, VPHi
Thierry Marchal, Ansys

17:50 - 18:00 Wrap up

Thierry Marchal, Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance, Ansys

October 12th – Focus on Patients / Clinicians – «Involving and serving the Patients»

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome
Roberta Maggi, Office Manager, Avicenna Alliance

14:05 - 14:25 Introduction to the topic
Cyrille Thinnes, Public & Patient Involvement TFL, Master of Ceremony, Avicenna Alliance, NUI Galway

14:25 - 14:45 "Clinical use of 3D modeling and simulation for preoperative planning in congenital heart surgery",
Keynote 3 David Hoganson, Assistant in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital

14:45 - 15:05 "Person Centered Health Care”, Keynote Speaker, Daniel de Schryver, Patient Engagement & Advocacy Lead, Janssen

15:05 - 15:25 "It's not just a headache", Keynote Speaker, Pascal Derrien, CEO, Migraine Ireland

15:25 - 15:40 BREAK

15:40 - 15:55 “Patient Involvement: Myth or indisputable necessity?”, Anne Thorez, Senior Director Patient Engagement, VCLS

15:55 - 16:10 “Use of VR technologies to enhance the clinical uptake of the digital twin”, Claudio Capelli, Research Associate, University College London

16:10 - 16:25 "Responsible Research and Innovationinin silico Medicine: Bridging the gap between science and public", Zita Van Horenbeeck, Social Scientist, VPHi

16:25 - 16:35 "My experience of being an Embedded Patient Researcher", Case study, Robert Joyce, MS Patient Advocate, Embedded Patient Researcher, National University of Ireland, Galway

16:35 - 16:45 "Case studies of PPI involvement in Cancer Research", Case study 2 Frances Drummond, Research Manager, Breakthrough Cancer Research

16:45 - 16:55 "PPI workshop at a scientific congress - the way forward?", Case study, Marlène Mengoni, Associate Professor, University of Leeds

16:55 - 17:05 "EUPATI – enhancing patient involvement in research through education", Case study, Maria Dutarte, Executive Director, EUPATI

17:05 - 17:20 BREAK

17:20 - 18:00 Panel discussion / Round Table
Moderator: Cyrille Thinnes, NUI Galway
Speakers:
Avril Kennan, CEO, Health Research Charities Ireland
Steve Levine, Chair of PPI Task Force, Sr. Director of Virtual Human Modeling, Dassault Systèmes
Veronica Popa, Digital Patient Engagement Manager, EURORDIS

18:00 - 18:15 Wrap up
Thierry Marchal, Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance, Ansys

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