IQVIA has launched Med-R1 8B, a medical reasoning large language model (LLM) designed to assist healthcare professionals in interpreting complex clinical data and scientific literature.

COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Registration is open for "Business of Life Sciences and Healthcare for Leaders" (B-LSHC) — an immersive five-day program focused on leadership development and honing critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in medical product development presented by Smith Executive Education at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.The in-person program takes place June 23-27, 2025, at Van Munching Hall on UMD's College Park campus and is designed for mid-to-advanced career professionals in the LSHC ecosystem including pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries; health policy; patient advocacy; regulators; investors; and leaders across medical and regulatory fields.Program sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day "and end with a luminary keynote speaker who will inspire and challenge participants to think outside the box toward the goals of creating innovative solutions for some of our most challenging problems in the LSHC ecosystem," says Wendy Sanhai, PhD, professor of the practice in management and organization for the Smith School and one of the workshop's organizers.Participants will learn from world-renowned faculty, regulatory experts and industry leaders on how to make informed decisions at crucial stages of medical product (drugs, biologics and medical devices) development – from R&D and regulatory submission to commercial launch and reimbursement. And, through expert-led sessions, dynamic capstone project discussions and case-study analysis, participants will sharpen their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills as they expand their professional network.Instructors, in addition to Sanhai, will include UMD and Smith faculty experts Balaji Padmanabhan, director of Smith's Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business; management and organization professors Jennifer Carson Marr, Oliver Schlake and Subra Tangirala; marketing professor Judy Frels; School of Public Health Dean Boris Lushniak; and School of Pharmacy Professor Joga Gobburu.The UMD experts will be joined by leading industry experts including former CEO of Scorpion Therapeutics Axel Hoos, IntoValue CEO Marion Couch, Deloitte Principals Juergen Klenk, Candy Lurken and Mathias Cousin; Euclidean Life Science Advisors President Kenneth Moch; Licensing IP negotiator Steve Ferguson; leaders from IQVIA and former FDA leaders.Participants will:Sharpen problem-solving, leadership and critical-thinking skillsCultivate holistic thinking and multidisciplinary approaches for real-world problems in the LSHC ecosystemBuild upon lessons learned and best practices from regulatory experts, industry luminaries and academic leadersExpand their professional networkIdentify major milestones, potential challenges, risks and mitigation strategies across medical product development pathways in R&D, regulatory submission, product launch and commercializationExecute critical steps in license negotiations and technology transfer processesParticipants should have at least a bachelor's degree and five years of working experience in any LSHC field.Scholarships are available, including for nonprofits, government professionals and veterans. Discounts are available for organizations with multiple participants. Information sessions via Zoom are set for 1-2 p.m