
Avicenna Alliance at RAPS meeting in Pittsburgh
14/10/2025
On October 8th, various key members of the Avicenna Alliance including Marc Horner, International Affairs WG leader, Martha de Cuhna, Policy Development WG Leader, and our new partner Surash Surash from the leading Notified Body TüV SüD, spoke at the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) meeting in Pittsburgh to highlight the essential and increasing role of in silico methods throughout the total product life cycle of medical devices.
The session titled "Modeling the Future: Regulatory Perspectives on In Silico Tools for Medical Devices" was also included Samhitha Mohan, Sr. Manager, RA from Becton Dickinson. The session included insights about how in silico generated data can contribute to medical device development and areas where in silico can benefit traditional testing. Regulatory frameworks that support in silico adoption in different territories across the world were also presented. The audience appreciated the update on the widespread deployment of computational modeling & simulation and the potential impact of harmonized regulatory approval processes globally.
The Alliance looks forward to continuing to promote the global harmonization of in silico technologies to benefit patients.