This week we have received the visit of Prof. António Costa e Silva, the Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs.
AIBILI Administration had the opportunity to showcase the skills and installed capacities and to reinforce the relevance that the institution plays in the national and international clinical research ecosystem.
Founded in 1989, AIBILI is a Centre for Technology and Innovation recognized by the Ministry of Economy, acting as a facilitating partnership between academic and scientific institutions, companies and industry and has the mission of responding to market failures and providing technical and technological support to companies in the health sector, specifically in clinical research.
Author: Rafael Santos
AIBILI Annual Report 2023
AIBILI Annual Report 2023 is now available. Please check it here
AIBILI at Exame Informática | EVICR.net Eyeplatform
AIBILI-Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image recently give an interview to Exame Informática program of SIC Notícias about the EVICR.net Eye Platform.
The EVICR.net Eye Platform is a long-term initiative to collect longitudinal anonymised clinical data and eye images from the network’s centers across Europe. The data platform is available for analysis by all EVICR.net partners to develop a better understanding of the progression of eye diseases and new ways to improve patient care and prevent vision loss.
Please check the extract of the program in this link
https://lnkd.in/dE6jKfCe
Boehringer Ingelheim is funding the EVICR.net Eye Platform and a pilot study that is collecting and will analyze data in patients with intermediate AMD or early atrophic AMD.
Drug Effectiveness
AIBILI is proud to perform a study on the effectiveness of educational materials available for Vabysmo®, Eylea® and Lucentis®.
The MARVEL Study, supported by INFARMED, I.P., is conducted by the Coimbra Regional Pharmacovigilance Unit of AIBILI and aims to evaluate the effectiveness of educational materials for healthcare professionals and the target general population, as additional measures of risk minimization for the drugs Vabysmo® (faricimab), Eylea® (aflibercept) and Lucentis® (ranibizumab).
More information: https://www.infarmed.pt/web/infarmed/infarmed/-/journal_content/56/15786/9521902
AIBILI was present at EURETINA 2023!
Presentations:
- Abnormal retinal fluid in eyes with diabetic center-involved macular edema
Prof. José Cunha-Vaz
- A Conversion Model for OCTA Vessel Density Metrics in Diabetic Eyes: Angiovue vs Cirrus Angioplex
Doutora Ana Rita Santos
- Statins and genetics in the risk of progression of age-related macular degeneration – The Coimbra Eye Study
Dra. Patrícia Barreto
- Combination of Ultra-widefield Colour Fundus Photography and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography identify different subtypes of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Dra. Ana Almeida
Posters:
- CLARUS (or Wide-Field Fundus Imaging) Improves ETDRS Grading with Classic 7-fields Fundus Photographs
Dra. Marta Lopes
Audio narrated free paper:
- Statin intake time and risk for progression of age-related macular degeneration – a comparison of two Cox regression models applied to the Coimbra Eye Study
Doutora Rita Coimbra
EVOLVE – Digital Transformation Summit 2023
AIBILI will be presenting at EVOLVE – Digital Transformation Summit 2023 the EVICR.net Eye Platform. This summit will be organised by APDC on October 11, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal. The EVICR.net Eye Platform is a long-term initiative to collect longitudinal anonymised clinical data and eye images from the network’s centers across Europe. The data platform will be available for analysis by all EVICR.net partners to develop a better understanding of the progression of eye diseases and new ways to improve patient care and prevent vision loss.
Boehringer Ingelheim is funding the EVICR.net Eye Platform and a pilot study that is collecting and will analyze data in patients with intermediate AMD or early atrophic AMD.
Learn more at: https://www.evicr.net/eyeplatform/
ERA4Health Workshop
AIBILI was present at this ERA4Health workshop – Analysis of bottlenecks and challenges in designing and conducting investigator-initiated multinational clinical studies – through Dr. Cecília Martinho and Dr. Joana Tavares, which took place in Paris, France, on 15-16/09/2023. Challenges in designing and conducting investigator-initiated multinational clinical studies were discussed.
À Mesa com Saúde
‘À Mesa com Saúde’ is a health literacy initiative organized by Faculty of Medicine of the Coimbra University and iCBR – Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, in partnership with the Coimbra School of Tourism and the Coimbra University Hospital, which consists of organizing dinners commented by chefs, scientists and clinicians, which aim to address diseases and their prevention through diet. The dinner on May 5th has Vision Sciences as its theme and has the participation of Dr. Patricia Barreto from AIBILI.
EVICR.net 18th Members Meeting
AIBILI, as Coordinating Centre of EVICR.net, is organizing the EVICR.net 18th Members Meeting on October 19-20, 2023, in Milan, Italy.
EAsDEC Congress 2023
AIBILI will be organising the EAsDEC congress 2023 on June 1-3, 2023 in Coimbra Portugal.
Do not miss the opportunity to joint a forum of ophthalmologists and diabetologists aimed at increasing the understanding of diabetic retinopathy, its development, diagnosis and treatment.
For more information and registration please visit: https://www.easdec.org/pages/default.asp?id=2