Conference: ACoP 2025
Date: October 18 - 21, 2025
Location: Aurora, CO
Booth: 17 & 18
Platinum Sponsor
Where to hear Certara insights and expertise
Workshops
Presenters: Joshua F. Apgar, Andrew Matteson, Sasha Sherman, David Flowers
With hundreds of FDA and EMA submissions supported by QSP models, QSP has finally come of age. The now proven high return of investment from QSP has led to every major pharma company, and a significant number of biotechs investing in QSP groups or partnering with QSP vendors. However, the vast majority of preclinical and clinical programs are still not supported by QSP. At this point we see this not as a limitation of the value of QSP but as a challenge for implementing QSP at scale. This workshop will unveil Certara IQ, an innovative QSP environment that enables the scaling of QSP from only supporting a small minority of projects, to supporting the entire pipeline. We will focus on four key decision points in the drug development pipeline:
- New Target Feasibility
- Determining Best in Class Properties
- First In Human Dose Projection
- Recommended Phase 2 Dose
For each we will demonstrate how to use Certara IQ to efficiently answer these questions with worked practical examples.
Presenters: Abdallah Derbalah, Felix Stader
Would you like to modify and tailor population PBPK models? This course will review the principles of PBPK modelling, using the Simcyp Simulator and how to use Simcyp Designer to modify existing PBPK models with your own extension and link them to custom-built PD/QSP models. We will have lectures to introduce the PBPK models to be changed and have hands-on exercises to train the customization of PBPK models with the Designer. No prior knowledge is required. Access to the Simcyp Simulator and Simcyp Designer will be provided. Participant are required to bring their own laptops as the workshop is hands-on intensive.
Preconference Sessions
Speaker: Hannah M. Jones, PhD
Location: Willow Lake 3-5
Speaker: Matthew Zierhut
Location: Willow Lake 3-5
Speaker: Paul M. Diderichsen
Location: Willow Lake 3-5
Conference Sessions
Special Populations
Speaker: Sibylle Neuhoff
Location: Colorado B-D
Chair: Fei Hua (panel)
Speaker: Doug Chung (panel)
Speaker/Panelist: Fei Hua (panel)
Location: Willow Lake 3-5
Chair: Matt Zierhut
Location: Red Rock 8&9
Speaker/Panelist: Kimiko McGirr
Speaker/Panelist: Kimiko McGirr
Location: Colorado B-D
Chair: Hunter Stephens
Location: Red Rock 8&9
Unravelling the pharmacokinetics of oligonucleotides by using a PBPK model
Speaker: Felix Stader
Location: Willow Lake 3-5
Post-conference workshop
Presenters: Matthew L. Zierhut, PhD, MBA and Paul M. Diderichsen, PhD
Location: Red Rock 2
Attendees of this one-day workshop will learn about model-based meta-analysis (MBMA) – starting with the basic principles of meta-analysis and moving toward detailed applications of complex MBMA methodologies. Concepts will be explained using case studies, accompanied by detailed hands-on R scripts and real datasets. We will also explore datasets and perform directed analyses using Certara’s CODEX software platform.
- Some critical topics include:
- MBMA of binary and continuous data
- Dose-response MBMA
- Longitudinal MBMA
- Relative effect vs absolute outcome modeling
- Unstructured (nonparametric) placebo methodology
- Random effects and weighting of data
- Data transformations
- MBMA covariate exploration
- Joint MBMA of multiple endpoints
