ESGE Medtronic Artificial Intelligence Research Award could help prevent almost 100,000 more colorectal cancers across Europe

The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and Medtronic has collaborated to create the AI Research Award to support application of AI in the field of colonoscopy. Medtronic will support this Research Award through provision of 75 GI Genius™ platforms to the award winning research projects. The total investment from Medtronic, including both the value of the technology loan, research and training for AI exceeds €1.5million
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Backward Thinking: The Reverse Engineering of A Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler

Development of a generic equivalent to a current marketed pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) product brings immense challenges. Thorough analysis is critical to gain a comprehensive understanding of the physical attributes and pharmaceutical performance of the reference marketed product. Many factors need to be assessed, understood and combined in order to successfully develop a generic pMDI which will meet the regulatory and quality requirements as an equivalent product in the anticipated target market. Significant information about the reference marketed product can be obtained from a thorough review of published literature, specifically the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) and Patient Information Leaflet (PIL). Additionally, baselining the reference marketed product for pharmaceutical performance offers a working target specification for in-vitro correlation. It will ensure the smoothest possible path to commercialization and maximize return on investment. In addition, baselining of the reference marketed product is done to understand batch-to-batch variability and product performance over the stated shelf life to establish targets for critical quality attributes (CQAs), which can be applied to the generic equivalent pMDI.
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12th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology

8-11 February 2021, Vienna, Austria

In continuation of the very successful scientific meetings in Budapest, Paris, Berlin, Florence, Geneva, Barcelona, Malta, Istanbul, Lisbon, Glasgow and Granada, the 12th PBP World will be held in Vienna from 8-11 Feb 2021. This every two year held conference has gained an ever increasing impact among the pharmaceutical scientists: With up to 1000 submitted abstracts and about 1300 participants it has become a well-established major meeting, attracting scientists from all over the world.
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