1. Simulation of the human body for a predictive healthcare

2. Can a computer model replicate human
physiology?

3. 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

4. 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)