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What is modeling and simulation (M&S) for in biology and medicine?

A model is a representation of natural phenomena by means of physical or computer processes, logical relations or mathematical formulas. The representation can be essentially graphic or only discursiv…

May 28, 2025Read more
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In silico CT and real world RCT

A real-world randomized clinical trial (RCT) is grounded in sampling theory and follows a rigorous methodology. In practice, this method involves recruiting eligible patients from participating sites …

May 21, 2025Read more
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Modeling and simulation practices in therapeutics (1): Debunking 7 Myths about in silico clinical trials

Authors: Prof. Jean-Pierre Boissel, Claudio Monteiro, Emmanuel Pham, François-Henri Boissel In silico clinical trials (or “ISCTs”), as with any new approach, has to battle against persistent myths…

Nov 22, 2024Read more
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New demonstration of the predictive potential of an in silico clinical trial in oncology

Download the Press Release         Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) mo…

Nov 13, 2023Read more
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Nova Announces Success of First-of-its-Kind Clinical Trial Simulation to Accurately Predict Findings of Phase III Clinical Study

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Sep 12, 2023Read more
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Getting the dose right - the FDA's project optimus changes the dose-finding paradigm in oncology

Personalized medicine is more than matching a drug to an individual. It also means getting the dose right. Yet dose optimization, as a strategy to improve patient care, is <a href="https://www.researc…

Jan 18, 2023Read more
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FDA wants trials to include obese patients. Modeling will help

On November 9, FDA held a workshop<span style="font-wei…

Dec 12, 2022Read more
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From Digital Twins to Digital Cohorts

If you’re into technology, you’ve probably heard the term “digital twins”. It originated in space engineering - at NASA - in the 2010s. Since then, groups from almost every industry have appropriated …

Nov 9, 2022Read more
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In silico trials can reduce animal testing

In silico modeling is emerging as an important partial alternative to animal testing.  Animals, in particular genetically-engineered mice, have long been used to test medicines before they go into hu…

Oct 17, 2022Read more
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Managing knowledge to accelerate R&D

When embarking on a new R D program, drug developers face a strategic and moral imperative to assemble the best, most relevant available data and insights. The explosion in scientific literature and i…

Sep 12, 2022Read more
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What are in silico trials? What is jinkō?

In silico trials are computer-based simulations of how a drug or disease impacts physiological and clinical outcomes. They can help improve and shorten conventional in-person trials, by testing hypoth…

May 12, 2022Read more
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How in silico can help HTA

Faster drug approvals based on less evidence mean new tools are needed to track cost-effectiveness. As regulators approve more drugs faster , health technology a…

Mar 14, 2022Read more
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A standout 2021 supports in silico trials

2021 was a standout year for drug development. The <a href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/new-drugs-fda-cders-new-molecular-entities-and-new-therapeutic-biological-products/novel-drug-approvals-2021" targ…

Feb 14, 2022Read more
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Scoring data quality builds trust in in silico modeling

A new generation of clinical research is arising, thanks to a profusion of health data and data-powered technologies such as in silico modeling. More data, by itself, does not guarantee better results…

Jan 25, 2022Read more
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The power of synthetic control arms

Control arms are key to reliably determining whether a new treatment works better than what already exists. The data they generate – from trial patients who receive a placebo, the standard of care (SO…

Dec 1, 2021Read more
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Mechanistic models and AI

How two distinct, yet complementary approaches could revolutionize R D Mechanistic modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) are both transforming medicine. AI is being increasingly applied to drug di…

Nov 24, 2021Read more
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Building trust in in silico modeling

As technology spreads across healthcare, the trust question becomes more urgent. Should we trust what a digital health app tells us? Can we rely on a diagnosis provided by an algorithm? Can drug devel…

Aug 4, 2021Read more
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A second pillar to bridge the evidence gap

It’s a red-hot question: how to bridge the gap between available and desired levels of evidence for a drug’s safety and efficacy? <a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-grant…

Jul 5, 2021Read more
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Can equations capture how our bodies work?

No clinical trial is perfect. The gold-standard randomized controlled trial does a good job of trying to be, but we know its flaws: selection isn’t truly random, conditions often don’t reflect patient…

Jun 22, 2021Read more
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Covid and computers: is it time to embrace trial simulations?

Covid and Computers: is it time to embrace trial simulations? We are doing things differently now. For many of us, life has shifted online – shopping, doctor’s v…

Apr 1, 2021Read more