Grant and Partnership Scheme (GPS) 2023/24
Certara is pleased to announce that the University of Florida submitted the successful bid for the 2023/24 Grant and Partnership Scheme (GPS).
The three-year PhD studentship project entitled ‘Improving translatability of drug-drug interactions arising from CYP induction for drugs with low Km using carbamazepine as a CYP induction calibrator: assessing inter-organ relationship between enzyme expression and activity of gut and liver enzymes in matched samples in healthy adults and Down Syndrome Patients’ will be led by Pr Rodrigo Cristofoletti.
Prior GPS Recipients:
| 2022 | University of Manchester |
| 2021 | Ghent University |
| 2020 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2019 | University of Washington |
| 2018 | University of Birmingham |
| 2017 | Long Island University |
| 2016 | University of Washington |
| 2015 | Radboud University Medical Center |
| 2014 | University of Manchester |
| 2013 | University of Washington |
| 2012 | University at Buffalo, The State University of New York |
| 2011 | Flinders University of Adelaide |
Eligible institutions who hold a valid Simcyp Software Academic License are invited to submit research proposals to obtain funding as part of the annual Grant and Partnership Scheme (GPS). A maximum of £30,000 per annum (total costs of project) is available for PhD studentships up to three years in duration or £50,000 per annum (total costs of project) for Postdoctoral research up to two years in duration is available. Applications are invited on an annual basis through a two-stage submission procedure. For more information and application criteria for this year’s scheme, please contact simcyp.gps@certara.com.
Academic Awards
Each year, Certara’s Simcyp Division celebrates the application of the Simcyp PBPK Simulator in research and its use in teaching the new generation of scientists. More than 100 academic institutions use Simcyp for teaching and research. We are very pleased to announce the winners of the Simcyp Academic Awards 2023 who will receive financial support from Simcyp. Many congratulations to the following universities for their work utilising Simcyp:
Most Informative Scientific Report
Winner
University of Valencia for the paper ‘Application of population physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling to optimize target expression and clearance mechanisms of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.’ Javier Reig-Lopez | Weifeng Tang | Carlos Fernandez-Teruel | Matilde Merino-Sanjuan | Victor Mangas-Sanjuan | David W. Boulton | Pradeep Sharma
Runner Up
National University of Singapore for the paper ‘Unravelling Complexities in the Absorption and Disposition Kinetics of Abiraterone via Iterative PBPK Model Development and Refinement.’ Eleanor Jing Yi Cheong | Sheng Yuan Chin | Zheng Wei Ng | Ting Jian Yap | Ervin Zhi Bin Cheong | Ziteng Wang | Eric Chun Yong Chan
Prior Winners
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center | |
| 2021 | Wayne State University | |
| 2020 | University of Florida | National University of Singapore & University of Sydney |
| 2019 | Flinders University | |
| 2018 | Wayne State University | |
| 2017 | Goethe University Frankfurt | |
| 2016 | Geneva University Hospitals | |
| 2015 | The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences | Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf |
| 2014 | Wayne State University | University of Bath |
| 2013 | University of Liverpool | |
| 2012 | The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences | |
| 2011 | University of Hawaii & University of Gothenburg | |
| 2010 | Flinders University |
Most Effective Teaching Application
Winner
University of Pittsburgh for the following course, taught by Dr Junmei Wang, Dr Xiang-Qun Xie and Dr Zhiwei Feng ‘Pharmacometrics Level: Graduate (MS/PhD) course’| Pradeep Sharma
Prior Winners
| Year | Teaching | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of Pittsburgh | |
| 2021 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | |
| 2020 | University of Manchester | |
| 2019 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | |
| 2016 | Long Island University | |
| 2013 | Dalhousie University | |
| 2010 | University of Gothenburg |
Eligible institutions who hold a valid Simcyp Software Academic Licence are invited to apply for the Academic Awards. Please contact Simcyp.support@certara.com for further information.