BioICT - The Heart in the Computer

The 2nd Edition of the ERCIM-ETSI Infinity Initiative will take place on 2-3 April 2009 at ETSI in Sophia Antipolis, France. This year, the theme of this series of advanced seminars will be "Bio ICT-The Heart in the Computer", with a special focus on "Modelling and Simulation of Organs".

The event is run in cooperation with the European Commission and is supported by the VPH (Virtual Physiological Human) Network of Excellence, a network of which ERCIM is a core member.

Systems Biology, the new science of complexity of living systems, will herald a fundamental change in paradigm with the appearance of life models and simulation systems making possible computer assisted experiments for biological, medical and pharmaceutical research. As such, the modeling and simulation of life is one of the most promising research areas with great hopes for humanity.

Building on the success of the previous event on "Ambient Computing", the three co-organisers will welcome experts who will share their vision of modelling and simulation of life while demonstrating how research and standards, supported by the European Commission, can benefit society and business. Delegates will include scientists, industry leaders, EC decision-makers and major players in the field.

With the purpose of "Fusing Research with Standardisation for Knowledge and Business", ERCIM and ETSI believe it is essential that standardisation be considered early in the R&D cycle in order to facilitate maximum creation and development of home and international markets for the European industry.

For further information and registration, please visit:
http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/NewsandEvents...

About ETSI
ETSI produces globally-applicable standards for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), including fixed, mobile, radio, converged, broadcast and internet technologies and is officially recognized by the European Commission as a European Standards Organisation.

ETSI is a not-for-profit organisation whose 700 member organisations benefit from direct participation and are drawn from 60 countries worldwide.

For more information, visit www.etsi.org.

About ERCIM
The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, or ERCIM, is an organisation that aims to foster collaborative work within the European research community in ICT and Applied Mathematics, advise the European Commission and national governments, and increase co-operation with the European industry.

As a European Economic Interest Grouping, ERCIM links the resources of its members to create a force of over 12000 researchers. Leading research institutes from twenty European countries are members of ERCIM.

For more information, visit www.ercim.org.

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