Simulations Plus, Inc. a leading provider of modeling and simulation software and services for pharmaceutical safety and efficacy, today announced that its Cognigen division worked with a major pharmaceutical company to implement modeling and simulation activities to support the development of a candidate COVID-19 therapy. This modeling and simulation work provided significant contributions towards regulatory submissions for the compound.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the pharmaceutical company initiated a collaboration to support the accelerated development of their compound. Together with scientists from the company, Sébastien Bihorel, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Senior Director of Pharmacometrics and Workflow Automation, led this cooperative team effort on behalf of Simulations Plus. Cognigen scientists provided real-time data processing and analysis, allowing for rapid knowledge updates about pharmacokinetics and efficacy in patients with COVID‑19 as the clinical trials proceeded.
“We are extremely proud of this collaboration, which further underscores the importance and critical role of modeling and simulation in informing development-related decisions and improving the efficiency of drug development,”
Jill Fiedler-Kelly, Cognigen division president
About Simulations Plus
Serving clients worldwide for 25 years, Simulations Plus is a leading provider in the biosimulation market providing software and consulting services supporting drug discovery, development, research, and regulatory submissions. We offer solutions that bridge machine learning, physiologically based pharmacokinetics, quantitative systems pharmacology/toxicology, and population PK/PD modeling approaches. Our technology is licensed and applied by major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and regulatory agencies worldwide.
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