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SUMMARY:Constraint Analysis and Optimization in Medicine Development and S
 upply - Finnian Firth\, GSK
DTSTART:20180227T130000Z
DTEND:20180227T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Vivien Gruar
DESCRIPTION:Optimization of medicinal development pipelines and supply cha
 ins is imperative for timely and successful in vivo trials in the pharmace
 utical industry. Disruption can lead to delay and unavailability of a drug
 \, which can compromise the efficiency and completeness of a trial\, or ev
 en jeopardize the validity of the trial itself. A myriad of scientific\, l
 ogistical\, and real-world constraints shape the formulation of the optimi
 zation problems required to tackle these problems.\n\nIn this project\, th
 e student will explore and test novel optimization and constraint analysis
  techniques as applied to varying scenarios within the drug pipeline. The 
 goal is to advance capabilities around identifying\, classifying\, and sol
 ving differing optimization problems which occur in the development and de
 livery of medicines. This project is relatively open-ended\, as there is n
 o ab initio finished product described. Therefore\, the student should be 
 ready to explore and evaluate current academic work and applicable solutio
 ns. The student should also be prepared\, with aid from supervisors and co
 ntacts within the company\, to demonstrate their findings in the form of v
 isualizations\, code-based models\, or another appropriate medium.\n\n
LOCATION:MR3 Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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