The Aula Roche – Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) which was established two years ago, will continue its activity for at least the current year, following the extension agreed upon by both parties.
The presentation of the agreement between this pharmaceutical company and the UPV took place at an event in Valencia, with the participation of, among others, the Vice Rector for Employment and Entrepreneurship and head of the Entrepreneurship Chairs program,José Millet, and Gemma Palacios who is in charge of the Medical Services Unit at Roche Farma España.
The classroom activity is channeled through the UPV School of Computer Engineering (ETSINF), focusing on topics such as computational analysis of clinical patient data (Real World Data and the management of massive amounts of this type of information -Big Data-), areas of great interest for degrees such as the Degree in Computer Engineering, the Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering and the Master’s Degree in Big Data Analytics.
The development of bioinformatics through specialized training subject to high standards of scientific quality is essential to achieve the effective implementation of Precision Medicine in the health system is one of the main objectives of the Aula Roche-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV).
High-performance technologies
Throughout the year, this classroom carries out different activities aimed at promoting and developing the role of the most innovative computational techniques and their application in the field of medicine, such as high-performance technologies, new computing systems, emerging computer technologies, statistical programming applied to large volumes of data, etc.
This was followed by the first scientific session of the year, which was given by Dr. Lluís Montoliu, a researcher at the National Center for Biotechnology (CNB) and the Biomedical Research Network on Rare Diseases (CIBERER-ISCIII), who gave a lecture on the introduction of CRISPR gene editing techniques in the clinical setting.