Avicenna Alliance

🌟 Join us for an exclusive webinar on advanced spine care solutions! 🌟   Tuesday, November 12th 2024 – 5PM CET We're excited to announce the new Avicenna monthly webinar: "Superior Spine Care with a Patient-Specific Biomechanical Digital Twin of the Spine" with Roger Assaker from MDsim.   Aging, scoliosis, osteoporosis, and other conditions can severely impact the spine, often leading to complex and costly spine fusion surgeries that require revision 30-40% of the time.   👉 In this webinar, Roger will introduce SPINEsim, MDsim’s innovative SaMD (Software as a Medical Device). SPINEsim creates a patient-specific biomechanical digital twin of the spine, helping surgeons plan optimal surgeries that respect geometric alignment and predict the mechanical balance of the construct.   Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how digital twin technology is transforming spine care!   🔗 Register now! https://lnkd.in/dUwP9QJC   #DigitalTwin #SpineCare #MedicalTechnology #Biomechanics #MDsim #SurgeryInnovation #HealthcareTech #PatientCare #insilico #Avicenna_Alliance

This year's International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) is organized by the US FDA. The fall session took place in Seattle. As an observer to IMDRF, the Avicenna Alliance was invited to attend the open sessions and network with Regulatory Authorities, the WHO, Trade Organizations, and industry representatives from around the world. The Avicenna Alliance was represented by Mark Palmer, M.D., Ph.D. (Ansys), who leads the IMDRF initiative for the Alliance. Mark reconnected with many active and affiliates members to discuss the growing importance of in silico methods as a promising means of achieving global harmonization. The results of these discussions have been positively received by many members, reinforcing our belief that more formal steps could be taken in 2025. PMDA, Japan, will host the IMDRF meetings in 2025. #insilico #global_harmonization #healthcare #IMDRF #regulatory

🎉 Nobel Prize for in silico modelling! 🏆 Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry! This year's award celebrates groundbreaking work in computational modelling, recognising the incredible potential of proteins—the building blocks of life. 🧬 David Baker University of Washington has achieved the remarkable feat of designing entirely new proteins with diverse applications, from medicines to nanotechnology. Meanwhile, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper's AlphaFold2 at Google DeepMind cracked a 50-year-old problem, predicting the complex structures of nearly all known proteins. This breakthrough has revolutionised our ability to understand biological processes, tackle antibiotic resistance, and even develop solutions like enzymes to break down plastic. 🌍🔬 These discoveries mark a new era in science, with computational modelling at its heart. The future of medicine and technology is unfolding before us! 🚀 #NobelPrize #Chemistry #Proteins #AI #ComputationalModelling #LifeSciences #Innovation #AvicennaAlliance

📢 Join Us for the Next Avicenna Monthly Webinar! We're excited to announce our upcoming webinar featuring Cyrille Thinnes, from University of Galway, who will be presenting on the topic: "From the Virtual Metabolic Human to Digital Metabolic Twins" 🧬 Why Attend? Metabolism is central to health and disease, influenced by genetics, microbiome, nutrition, and lifestyle. Learn how the creation of the Virtual Metabolic Human (VMH) provides an innovative framework for comprehending these factors, bringing us closer to developing Digital Metabolic Twins (DMTs) for personalized health insights. 🔍 What Will Be Covered? - How VMH interlinks human and microbiome metabolism, diet, and disease. - The integration of genome-scale metabolic reconstructions for accurate modeling. - Insights into the extensive database: 5,607 unique metabolites, 19,313 unique reactions, 3,695 human genes, and more! - How VMH is paving the way for the creation of DMTs and future personalized health applications. 📅 Don’t miss this chance to dive into the fascinating world of metabolism and digital health! 🔗 Register now and be a part of this informative session. Info and registration: https://lnkd.in/d4kyiUTw See you there! #DigitalHealth #Metabolism #Webinar #InSilicoMedicine #PersonalizedHealth #AvicennaAlliance  

Avicenna Alliance proudly participated in the VPH Conference 2024 in Stuttgart. We want to congratulate our VPH Institute partner, representing 50% of the Avicenna Alliance membership and all our academic community, and the University of Stuttgart for organizing such a successful event. It was an incredible opportunity to engage with the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) community and numerous Avicenna industry members, discuss the latest progress in computational modeling and simulation in healthcare. We were honored to share our perspective during the in the VPH Panel for discussing the importance of collaboration and ecosystem for the in silico community. We had very insightful discussions with prestigious panelists: a delegate from the European Commission (Konstantin Hyppönen), a clinician (Christian Niklas), an academic (Irene Vignon-Clementel), a patient representative (Steven (Steve) Bourke and local health system organization (Rossana Alessandrello). ➡ Our agenda is booked for the next VPH Conference in Milano in September 2026.

🌍 World Patient Safety Day 2024 | Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety   At the Avicenna Alliance, we are dedicated to this year’s World Patient Safety Day theme: "Get it right, make it safe!"   Patients are key stakeholders in advancing safety and innovation. By fostering collaboration between the entire care team, including patients, their families, and healthcare providers, we can drive forward improvements in diagnostics, understanding and communication, ultimately improving patient outcomes. This is in full alignment with Objective 4 of World Patient Safety Day “Empower patients and families to actively engage with health workers and health care leaders to improve diagnostic processes”.   Join us in advocating for stronger patient involvement with our dedicated Public & Patient Involvement task force, which is part of the policy development working group, dedicated to bringing the most powerful scientific tools safely into medical practice. Together, we can make healthcare safer and more effective for all. 💪   Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dc4Jgx2q https://lnkd.in/dUJgBmPw #PatientSafety #WorldPatientSafetyDay #EmpowerPatients #Diagnostics

🚨 Exciting Webinar Announcement! 🚨 Join us for the Joint Avicenna Webinar today, September 10th, 2024 at 5 PM CEST, featuring Revital Rattenbach from 4P-Pharma and Amichai Perlman from QuantHealth. They will present groundbreaking insights on "Integrating In Silico and In Vivo Data to Optimize Plerixafor Treatment for ARDS." 🔬 ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) is a life-threatening condition with limited treatment options. This research explores the synergy between in silico simulations and in vivo preclinical data to identify optimal patient responders for Plerixafor treatment. Key highlights include: 👉 Plerixafor shows potential in reducing NETosis, especially in intubated patients and across various ARDS etiologies. 👉 A novel approach focuses on targeting subpopulations based on severity rather than etiology. 👉 The integration of data sources is pivotal for developing personalized ARDS therapies. REGISTRATION: https://lnkd.in/ds3wRzmf Don't miss this opportunity to explore how data-driven approaches are shaping the future of personalized medicine for ARDS! #Webinar #Pharma #HealthcareInnovation #ARDS #InSilico #InVivo #PersonalizedMedicine #Research

🌟 We had an excellent Avicenna Alliance Day in Stuttgart, opening the VPH 2024 conference. On September 3, 75 in silico specialists and executives gathered to discuss recent progress and reflect on the future. The Avicenna Alliance is truly becoming a communication platform where all healthcare players feel comfortable to discuss in a very constructive way in order to bring better and safer solutions to patients faster. We were pleased to see that clinicians, standards organisations and regulators are keen to embrace in silico methods and engage with academics and industry to carefully evolve the current regulatory approval process. We were all driven by the same goal: Bringing better, safer and more affordable treatments to patients faster. Better and ongoing communication, particularly with clinicians and regulators, and the multiplication of standards were identified as essential steps on our ambitious but very important journey. We are very grateful to 👉 Our Masters of Ceremony: Shiny Martis Ph.D, Martha De Cunha Maluf-Burgman, Marc Horner, Ph.D. and Prof Alejandro Frangi FREng 👉 Our speakers and panelists: Dr. Simon J. Sonntag, Nishant Ravikumar, Roger Assaker, Erica Beaucage-Gauvreau, Luca Emili, Dr. med. habil. Rene Bombien, Klaus Zeier, Payman Afshari, Matthieu CHAREYRE, Nirnith Devireddy, Philippe Favre, Mark Palmer, M.D., Ph.D., Amin Rostami-Hodjegan, Jan Hertwig and Jean Colombel 👉 Our hosts: Roberta Maggi and Thierry Marchal

🚀 Join us at the AAD 2024 Executive Roundtable! 🚀 This exclusive event brings together top decision-makers from leading software, medical device, pharmaceutical industries, and pioneering startups. Together, we'll delve into the current adoption of in silico methods, explore the barriers to broader deployment, and share strategies to accelerate medical innovation for the patients. Discover how in silico methods are shaping the future of healthcare, and learn what tactics executives are developing to create safer, better, and more affordable healthcare for all. 📣 Don’t miss out on this chance to be at the forefront of tomorrow’s healthcare revolution! About: https://lnkd.in/dAiiA_ex Registration: https://lnkd.in/dEBmWhyu #insilico #insilico_event #healthcare #medical_innovation

📢 Avicenna Day (AAD) 2024 will be a hybrid event! 📢 ✈ Are you willing to attend the AAD 2024 but you can’t travel to Stuttgart? We're excited to announce that AAD 2024 will be an hybrid event! This format allows those who can't attend in presence to participate fully online, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to join us. 👉 Register now to the online session and receive the link to connect: https://lnkd.in/dEBmWhyu #insilico #insilico_event #healthcare #innovation #avicenna_alliance