In silico medicine

In silico medicine (also known as "computational medicine") is the direct use of computer simulation in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease. More specifically, in silico medicine implies modelling, simulation and visualisation of biological and medical processes in computers. The term is exemplified in initiatives such as the Virtual Physiological Human by the European Commission and in institutes such as the VPH Institute and the INSIGNEO Institute at the University of Sheffield.