Pharmaceutical Technology is defined as a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the development, design, manufacturing, and delivery of pharmaceutical drugs and medications. It involves the application of scientific principles, engineering techniques, AI, technology to improve the efficacy, safety, stability, and patient acceptability of pharmaceutical products of new and existing molecules.
The Jorge Ruas Award on Pharmaceutical Technology will recognize one of the groundbreaking innovations selected by an international judging panel of distinguished academics and businesspeople from the pharmaceutical technology field. providing innovators with access to Tecnimede’s resources and knowledge to advance and implement their technologies.
The Competition is open to individuals, research groups, startups, and established companies working in or for the pharmaceutical industry.
- Registration Opening: December 18, 2024, at 9:00 (GMT Portugal)
- Registration Closing: March 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (GMT Portugal) (Please note that the submission period may end earlier if the maximum limit of 100 valid applications is reached before this date).
- First selection of Registrations: March 14, 2025
- Notification of Eligibility for the Next Stage: March 24, 2025
- Conducting Interviews and Selection of Finalists: April 1 to April 4, 2025
- Notification of Selection Panel Decision to Candidates: April 7, 2025
- Final Event and Awards Ceremony: May 13, 2025 (Lisbon)
The Award includes a prize money in the amount of €100.000 in addition to business development services, technology development services, regulatory support, and IP protection support.
The application includes five parts:
An online form with project information.
A development roadmap in the form of a Gantt chart.
A presentation of the project (max. 12 slides).
A letter stating the applicants’ motivation and the collaboration sought.
A video (max. 5 minutes) presenting the applicant(s) and the project.