Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI ), University of Auckland, , Auckland, New Zealand.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2010 Jun 13;368(1920):2595-614. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2010.0048.
European funding under framework 7 (FP7) for the virtual physiological human (VPH) project has been in place now for nearly 2 years. The VPH network of excellence (NoE) is helping in the development of common standards, open-source software, freely accessible data and model repositories, and various training and dissemination activities for the project. It is also helping to coordinate the many clinically targeted projects that have been funded under the FP7 calls. An initial vision for the VPH was defined by framework 6 strategy for a European physiome (STEP) project in 2006. It is now time to assess the accomplishments of the last 2 years and update the STEP vision for the VPH. We consider the biomedical science, healthcare and information and communications technology challenges facing the project and we propose the VPH Institute as a means of sustaining the vision of VPH beyond the time frame of the NoE.
欧洲第七框架计划（FP7）为虚拟生理人（VPH）项目提供的资金已经到位近 2 年。VPH 卓越网络（NoE）正在帮助开发共同标准、开源软件、可自由访问的数据和模型存储库，以及项目的各种培训和传播活动。它还帮助协调了根据 FP7 呼吁资助的许多针对临床的项目。2006 年，欧洲生理模型 STEP 项目为 VPH 制定了初步愿景。现在是时候评估过去 2 年的成就，并更新 STEP 对 VPH 的愿景。我们考虑了项目面临的生物医学科学、医疗保健以及信息和通信技术挑战，并提出了 VPH 研究所作为在 NoE 时间框架之外维持 VPH 愿景的一种手段。
