69传媒

At an event on May 28, the 69传媒 and Janssen Inc. officially announced their partnership that aims to understand and improve the PEI health system and patient outcomes.

The announcement featured several representatives from Janssen Inc., including President Chris Halyk, and from the University, Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. William Montelpare, Professor and Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health. Dr. Montelpare鈥檚 Health-Centered Research Clinic on the 69传媒campus will be the home base for the research collaboration.

鈥淭he Janssen鈥揚rince Edward Island Health Innovation Partnership (JPEI鈥揌IP) will focus on real-world-evidence projects that involve data generation,鈥� said Dr. Montelpare. 鈥淛PEI鈥揌IP presents an exciting opportunity to help shape heath-care research in PEI to support the development of new health systems and the improvement of current systems.鈥�

In December of 2018, 69传媒established a collaboration agreement with Janssen Inc., marking the start of the partnership and leading to today鈥檚 announcement. After the event, the University hosted a project kick-off meeting for the core research team that comprises members from UPEI, Health PEI, and Janssen Inc.

鈥淲e are so grateful to Janssen Inc. for their generous support and for Dr. Montelpare鈥檚 leadership on this exciting project that will deliver research outcomes in the area of precision health,鈥� said President Abd-El-Aziz. 鈥淛PEI鈥揌IP will combine the expertise of patients, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers to support system transformation. This will have incredible value for the Province, the research community, and Islanders.鈥�