in silico medicine
Digitization is expanding the boundaries of medicine and medical technology
Computer modeling and simulation (CM&S) or in silico technologies combine computational tools with biology to perform complex analyses of life science applications in an intuitive, accurate, and reproducible manner. Â
An in silico model in medicine involves modeling, simulation and visualization of a medical issue. Modeling represents the elements of a biological system, simulation tries to show in a realistic way how this system develops over time under the influence of given stimuli. Visualization presents predictions in graphical form.
Key technology for the future of medicine
in vivo – in vitro – in silico
In the future, the use of ethically difficult animal and human trials will be shifted to the level of the virtual trial setup, including virtual patients. This will provide the opportunity to safely test and adapt product developments at an early stage. Accelerated medical product approval and efficient market monitoring of products already on the market thus become possible and can also be planned in terms of time.
With in silico, even better diagnoses and therapies will be possible in the future. The use of simulation prior to surgery and the representation of physical processes in the digital patient enable patient-specific and thus more efficient treatments.
Benefits of in silico medicine
in silico medicine improves diagnoses and therapies and
- Significant savings in time and effort throughout the product life cycle
- Make clinical research, diagnoses, and therapies safer, faster, and more efficient
- Accurate repeatability of virtual experiments and their results as opposed to in vivo or in vitro tests
- Almost infinite variation in the test parameters
- Ethically unacceptable experiments become feasible with in silico methods
- Additional information through the simple use of digital twins
- More accurate diagnoses through patient-specific analysis and visualization
- Faster recovery of your patients due to shortened surgery times/minimally invasive surgery
