CEN/COM Faculty Members Speak at the 10th annual World Pharma Congress in Philadelphia

The Center of Excellence in the Neurosciences and the College of Osteopathic Medicine werewell represented at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 10th Annual World Pharma Congress. The meeting took place June 7th-9th in Philadelphia.

Dr. Frank Porreca gave a keynote address on measurement and mechanisms of spontaneous pain in preclinical models. CEN Director Ed Bilsky presented “Animal Models of Pain: Back Translating from Veterinary and Human Clinical Pain States”. Both speakers also served as members of a panel discussing challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry in developing novel analgesics.

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