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Introduction to translational medicine
Discover concepts of translational science and medicine, including: target validation, predictive models, biomarkers, clinical trials and implementation, regulatory environment and IP. This course is for anyone interested in learning more about translational medicine. It takes about 8-10 hours to complete.
Cell & Gene Therapy (ATMP) Development
Explore the key challenges of the ATMPs development cycle – Scientific, Manufacturing, Reimbursement and Regulatory. The course content has been developed by 12 top scientists, industry experts and regulators in the field. This course is for anyone interested in the ATMPs development topic and takes about 10 hours to complete the core course content.
Regulatory Aspects of Vaccine Development
This introduction to regulatory aspects of vaccine development includes: how to navigate the regulatory maze, chemistry, manufacture and control (CMC), the regulatory landscape for preclinical testing, clinical vaccine development, cancer vaccines and ATMPs, and COVID-19 vaccines development. This course is for professionals working on vaccine development who need an introduction to the (EU) regulatory requirements associated with the field. It takes about 8–10 hours to complete.
PERMIT Recommendations
Discover the PERMIT project and the recommendations it developed. This course begins by introducing the personalised medicine research pipeline and the methods used for development of the recommendations. Each of the stages of the pipeline is briefly presented, with the main challenges of the stage and how the recommendations can help to address them. The course is suitable for senior academics, healthcare providers and industry. It takes an average of 5 hours to complete.
Translational Research & Rare Diseases
Explore research issues related to translational research and rare diseases. This this course is primarily designed for medical students and PhD/post-doc students in biomedical sciences, however it will also be of interest to patients advocacy organisations’ representatives, healthcare professionals or paramedics who want to further their knowledge of rare diseases diagnosis. It takes 5 weeks (3 hours/week) to complete.