Simulation of the human body for a predictive healthcare

Can a computer model replicate human physiology?

The body synthetic

Computer model: a vast compendium of medical knowledge (in the form of a program) drawn from:– epidemiological data

– clinical trials

– physician interviews

translated into differential equations

Virtual physiological human (VPH)

• Reproduction of the complex workings of human biology

• Simulated population “developing” medical problems

• Individual risk profiles• Virtual trials (shorter

and cheaper)