In silico medicine
What is in silico medicine?
By combining computer models, AI, and big data, in silico medicine helps us better understand diseases, simulate treatments, and predict outcomes. Healthcare is going to be more precise, preventive, and accessible.
In silico medicine is revolutionising healthcare. For everyone.
Benefits
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For patients
Monitor and prevent health risks with precision. Access truly personalised treatments. Benefit from faster innovation and release of drugs and medical devices.
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For doctors
Anticipate disease progression. Simulate treatment outcomes. Test surgical procedures using patient-specific digital models.
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For researchers & developers
Accelerate the discovery, testing, and delivery of new drugs and medical devices while reducing failure rates and limiting animal and human testing.
For patients
Monitor and prevent health risks with precision. Access truly personalised treatments. Benefit from faster innovation and release of drugs and medical devices.
For doctors
Anticipate disease progression. Simulate treatment outcomes. Test surgical procedures using patient-specific digital models.
For researchers & developers
Accelerate the discovery, testing, and delivery of new drugs and medical devices while reducing failure rates and limiting animal and human testing.
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Inside in silico medicine
The term in silico medicine derives from silicon—the material used in computer chips—and parallels the Latin terms in vivo (in living organisms) and in vitro (in test tubes). It refers to the use of computer simulations, artificial intelligence, and patient data to study diseases, test therapies, and predict individual responses. This approach helps doctors anticipate illness rather than react to it, enabling faster diagnoses, personalised treatments, and fewer side effects for patients.
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Catch the full Code & Cure: Understanding in silico medicine series on YouTube.
Success stories
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How AI can change sepsis detection and care
A newly FDA-cleared AI system advances real-time sepsis detection in hospitals. Explore its potential to transform critical care and the scientific, clinical, and regulatory challenges ahead.
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Next-gen neuroprosthetics
How a failing device implanted in 1958 set in motion a revolution that is now restoring speech, movement, and vision through electronics wired directly to the brain.
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The biggest epidemic you’ve probably never heard of
In 2005, a World of Warcraft bug triggered a virtual epidemic, revealing how human behavior shapes disease spread and offering unexpected insights into epidemic dynamics.
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How AI can change sepsis detection and care
A newly FDA-cleared AI system advances real-time sepsis detection in hospitals. Explore its potential to transform critical care and the scientific, clinical, and regulatory challenges ahead.
Read the storyNext-gen neuroprosthetics
How a failing device implanted in 1958 set in motion a revolution that is now restoring speech, movement, and vision through electronics wired directly to the brain.
Read the storyThe biggest epidemic you’ve probably never heard of
In 2005, a World of Warcraft bug triggered a virtual epidemic, revealing how human behavior shapes disease spread and offering unexpected insights into epidemic dynamics.
Read the story