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, and the recipient of Simcyp’s 2022/23 Grant and Partnership Scheme (GPS), who will receive financial support from Simcyp. Many congratulations to the following universities for their work utilizing 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 | Research | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Flinders University | |
| 2011 | University of Hawaii University of Gothenburg (Joint Winners) | |
| 2012 | The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences | |
| 2013 | University of Liverpool | |
| 2014 | Wayne State University | University of Bath (Runner-Up) |
| 2015 | The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences | Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf (Runner-Up) |
| 2016 | Geneva University Hospitals | |
| 2017 | Goethe University Frankfurt | |
| 2018 | Wayne State University | |
| 2019 | Flinders University | |
| 2020 | University of Florida | National University of Singapore University of Sydney (Joint runners-up) |
| 2021 | Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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’
Prior Winners
| Year | Teaching | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | University of Gothenburg | |
| 2013 | Dalhousie University | |
| 2016 | Long Island University | |
| 2019 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | |
| 2020 | University of Manchester | |
| 2021 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | |
| 2022 | University of Pittsburgh |
Grant And Partnership Scheme (GPS) 2022/23
Recipient
University of Manchester for a three-year PhD studentship project entitled ‘Linking activity to zonal abundance for renal transporter to simulate local drug concentrations in proximal tubule’ for Dr Zubida M. Al-Majdoub, Prof Aleksandra Galetin, Dr Daniel Scotcher, Dr Jill Barber and Dr Claire Wormleighton.
Prior GPS Recipients:
2011 Flinders University of Adelaide, Australia
2012 University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
2013 University of Washington, USA
2014 University of Manchester, UK
2015 Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands
2016 University of Washington, USA
2017 Long Island University, USA
2018 University of Birmingham, UK
2019 University of Washington, USA
2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
2021 Ghent University
Eligible institutions who hold a valid Simcyp Software Academic Licence 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. The application period for the preliminary proposals will close on Monday 25th September 2023. For more information and application criteria for this year’s scheme, please contact simcyp.gps@certara.com.
