Poster: Methodology- Algorithms

New Estimation Methods in NONMEM 7: Evaluation of Robustness and Runtimes

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Background: NONMEM is the most widely used software for population PKPD analyses. The latest version, NONMEM 7 (NM7), includes several…

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Comprehensive Virtual Patient Platform Implemented For Anti-Angiogentic Drugs Development

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Background: Over the past decades biomathematical model have evolved and their usage in actual clinical research is growing. Together with…

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New Estimation Methods in NONMEM 7: Evaluation of Bias and Precision

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The aim was to investigate the performance with respect to bias and precision of all estimation methods available in…

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Hierarchical-likelihood approach for nonlinear mixed-effect models

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Nonlinear mixed effect models have been widely used for the analysis of pharmacokinetic data. These models frequently lead to…

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Improved parameter estimation and design optimization for In Vitro ligand binding experiments

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Previous analyses have demonstrated that simultaneous non-linear regression (SNLR) versus sequential non-linear regression (NLR) provided better approximation to the…

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Nonparametric Approach using Gaussian Kernels Estimates Multivariate Probability Densities in Population Pharmacokinetics

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Describe the interindividual variability (interIV) by means of a multivariate probability density function (pdf) using a two-stage nonparametric procedure. Our…

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Extension of the SAEM algorithm and evaluation of Wald and likelihood ratio tests for interaction or bioequivalence studies

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The context of our work is the analysis of pharmacokinetic (PK) crossover trials using nonlinear mixed effects model (NLMEM)…

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Automatic Selection of Optimal Configuration of Artificial Neural Networks

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: A novel mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) based mathematical formulation for artificial neural network (ANN) analysis which minimises the complexity…

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Initial Estimates for Parameter Estimation

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: Parameter estimation for models involving differential equations corresponds to a dynamic optimization problem, which in general has multiple locally…

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Accelerating the Rate of Adoption of New Pharmacometrics Platforms Using Formal Tools For Model Interconversion

Thursday 16 October, 2025

Objectives: The FDA can accelerate the rate of approval of new drugs by accelerating the rate of adoption in industry…

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