The RePo-SUDOE project was presented at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Salamanca, as part of an academic seminar aimed at PhD students in Pharmacy and Health at the University of Salamanca.
The session addressed drug repurposing as a strategy to optimise treatment development, focusing on the reuse of existing medicines for new therapeutic indications. The seminar was structured around two main presentations delivered by members of the RePo-SUDOE project consortium, belonging to the Portuguese Public Health Society/Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra.
The first presentation, delivered by Cristiano Matos, focused on the scientific and regulatory foundations of drug repurposing, as well as its potential impact on health systems. This was followed by João José Joaquim, who presented the RePo-SUDOE project case, detailing its objectives, the consortium’s collaborative approach and the lines of work developed within the SUDOE area.
The activity provided PhD students with an applied perspective on drug repurposing, linking academic research with European projects focused on innovation in public health and the efficient use of therapeutic resources.