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Avicenna Day (AAD) 2024

Avicenna Day is our annual event focused on collaboration, innovation, and knowledge exchange in the field of in silico practice. You will enjoy the vibrant event features, presentations and round-table discussions by leading experts, showcasing the latest advancements in medical research and technology. Participants will explore the future of digital simulations and their transformative impact on medicine, science, and technology.

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Avicenna Day 2024

September 3rd 2024

Programme

Please note some recordings are available only for Avicenna members'

09:00 - 09:05 "Welcome", Roberta Maggi, Office Manager, Avicenna Alliance

09:05 - 09:20: "Introduction to the Alliance", Thierry Marchal, President & Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance.WATCH VIDEO

09:20 - 10:30: In Silico Application Working Group

09:20 - 09:35: "Practical aspects of applications of in silico technology in Health tech product development", Shiny Martis, Master of Ceremony, Senior Regulatory Scientist, VCLS WATCH VIDEO

09:35 - 09:40: "Accelerate and de-risk cardiovascular medical device development", Simon Sonntag, co-Chair of the Notified Bodies TF; CEO & co-Founder, Virtonomy

09:40 - 09:45: Nishant Ravikumar, co-Founder and Head of Virtual Populations, ADSILICO Ltd

09:45 - 09:50: Roger Assaker, co-Founder and CEO, MDsim

09:50 - 09:55: Erica Beaucage-Gauvreau, co-Chair of the Clinical Deployment TF; Coordinator of iSi Health, KU Leuven

09:55 - 10:25: "Roundtable Q/A", moderator Shiny Marts, VCSL

10:25 - 10:30: "Conclusion"

10:30 - 11:00: BREAK

11:00 - 12:20: Policy Development Working Group

11:00 - 11:10: "Policy development and regulatory adoption of In Silico Methods are Key for Innovation", Martha De Cunha, Master of Ceremony; Leader of the Policy Development Working Group; Director Regulatory Affairs Digital Health, Edwards Lifesciences

11:10 - 11:30: "Good Simulation Practices moving towards Medical Constitutional AI", Luca Emili, CEO, InSilicoTrials

11:30 - 11:50: "Data generated In-Silico – Regulatory thoughts", Rene Bombien, Chief Medical Officer, TÜV SÜD Denmark

11:50 - 12:10: "Bridging the gap to practical application of in silico", Klaus Zeier, Team Manager Health DIN - German Institute for Standardization WATCH VIDEO

12:10 - 12:20 Q/A and conclusion

12:20 - 13:40 LUNCH

13:40 - 15:00: International Affairs Working Group

13:40 - 13:45: "Welcome & Introduction", Thierry Marchal, President and Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance WATCH VIDEO

13:45 - 13:55: "Welcome & Introduction", Alejandro Frangi, Master of Ceremony; co-Chair of the UK In Silico Regulatory Innovation TF; Professor, University of Manchester WATCH VIDEO

13:55 - 14:10: Payman Afshari, Sr. Principal Engineer, Johnson&Johnson, MEDTECH

14:10 - 14:25: "Pharma in-silico disruption is real, but without regulations will not meet its markets", Matthieu Chareyre, European Qualified Person & President, Tox By Design

14:25 - 14:40: "Global Harmonization of In Silico Acceptance", Nirnith Devireddy, co-Chair of the Artificial Intelligence TF, Founder & CEO, InSilicoMinds

14:40 - 14:55: “Harmonization and modelling in orthopaedics: successes and remaining challenges”, Philippe Favre, Associate Director, Zimmer Biomet

14:55 - 15:00: "Conclusion"

15:00 - 15:30: BREAK

15:30 - 16:30 "Executive Roundtable", Moderator Thierry Marchal, President & Secretary General, Avicenna Alliance; Program Director for Healthcare Solution, Ansys WATCH VIDEO

Panelists:

Mark Palmer, Senior Chief Technologist for Healthcare, Ansys

Amin Rostami, Chief Scientific Officer, CERTARA

Jan Hertwig, CEO, Simq GmbH

Jean Colombel, Sr Director of Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry, Dassault Systèmes

Martha De Cunha, Director Regulatory Affairs Digital Health, Edwards Lifesciences

16:30 - 16:45: "Conclusion", Thierry Marchal