Subject: VPH Newsletter - February 2024

We are delighted to announce that our book “Toward Good Simulation Practice” is now FREELY available on line! This book marks a significant milestone in the field of in silico medicine, advocating for the strategic use of Computer Modelling and Similation (CM&S) as a regulatory decision support tool in the development of medical product.
POLICY NEWS
On 31 January 2024 the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) published its considerations for the ongoing trilogue discussions on the EHDS. The document follows an outline of recommendations for multiple aspects such as Data sharing and Intellectual property & trade secrets.
During a press conference in London on 12 February 2024, both EU and UK officials actively encouraged scientists to engage with the Horizon Europe research program.
On 13 February 2024 the IMCO and LIBE Committees endorsed the AI Act text with an overwhelm-ing majority. The next step is for the European Parliament to adopt the text.
VPH COMMUNITY
Code & Cure is a series of divulgation videos to spread the knowledge of in silico medicine towards a larger public with accessible animated videos spanning from models to real-world applications.



Meet UISS-TB, a simulation framework 
to model the interaction between the immune system, the bacteria causing tuberculosis, 
and a vaccine.
GEMINI (A Generation of Multi-scale Digital Twins of Ischaemic and Haemorrhagic Stroke Patients) was recently funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, grant number 101136438.



CELEBRATING MARY TSINGOU

This month, we celebrate a pioneer in computational physics, Mary Tsingou. She is most known for having programmed the equations of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem into the MANIAC computer. Its principles and methods are now employed in analysing cardiac rhythms, neuronal activity, and more.

Click here to read some interesting recently published papers from our community. If you have published an article in the field of in silico medicine, send it to us: we will include it in this section of the newsletter!
Interested organisations should submit their proposal by 15 March 2024.
YOUNG SCIENTISTS COMMITTEE
If you defended your thesis between 1/1/2023 and 31/12/2023 Deadline 31 March 2024!
New calls with deadlines end February-early March Check them out!
Held from February 19th to 23rd, 2024 Read more
VPH EVENTS
- VPH2024 Conference - final weeks to submit your abstract!
4-6 Sep 2024, Stuttgart - Germany Extended deadline: 22 March 2024
13 - 15 May 2024, Leipzig - Germany Extended deadline: 3 March 2024
2 - 4 Jul 2024, Malaga - Spain Extended deadline: 4 March 2024
30 Jul - 1 Aug 2024, Vancouver - Canada Extended deadline: 10 March 2024
16 - 17 May 2024, Ayia Napa - Cyprus Abstract submission deadline: 10 March 2024
10 - 12 Jul 2024, Sheffield - UK Deadline for submission: 11 March 2024
17 - 21 Jun 2024, Udine - Italy Deadline 6 Jun 2024
- Final EDITH Ecosystem meeting
15 - 16 Jul 2024, Amsterdam - The Netherlands Save the date!
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