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ERAMET Project Meeting

๐Ÿš€ย Last week, Prof. Francesco Pappalardo and Dr. Giulia Russo joined theย ๐„๐‘๐€๐Œ๐„๐“ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญย meeting at theย University of Warwick, a great opportunity to align on next steps forย model developmentย andย credibility assessment The Combine Group is working to integrate:– model development workflow phases– credibility assessment categories– the relevant techniques and tools for each category โšฝ The goal? Build a practicalย โ€œcredibility…
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๐Ÿ”ฌย WinterLab 2026 | SAFI3

๐Ÿ“ย Grand Hotel Baia Verde, Aci Castello (CT)๐Ÿ“…ย 23โ€“27 febbraio 2026 Laย Scuola Superiore di Catania, in collaborazione conย sette Dipartimenti dellโ€™Universitร  degli Studi di Catania, organizza lโ€™evento conclusivo del progettoย SAFI3: โ€œ๐˜“๐˜ข ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ฐ-๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ป๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆโ€ ๐ŸŽฏย ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ž๐›๐›๐ซ๐š๐ข๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Una giornata particolarmente significativa dedicata allโ€™integrazione tra ricerca…
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๐Ÿ“ย Les Diablerets | Ithemyc Project โ€“ Annual Meeting

The Ithemyc Project Annual Meeting is currently taking place in Les Diablerets, marking an advanced phase of the project in which discussions are increasingly focused on concrete outputs and practical applications. The afternoon session is dedicated to an update on in silico testing within WP3, including a presentation and live demonstration of the UISS model. The session highlights…
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๐Ÿ“ย Les Diablerets | Ithemyc Project โ€“ Annual Meeting

The Ithemyc Project team gathered in Les Diablerets for the Annual Meeting, a key occasion to review the progress achieved so far and to discuss ongoing activities and upcoming challenges, as the project enters its third year of implementation. During the meeting, Dr. Giulia Russo presented WP3 โ€“ Summaries and Latest Results, highlighting recent advances in the development…
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๐Ÿ“ขย ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐•๐๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐!

We are excited to share that ourย Group Leaderย Prof. Francesco Pappalardo serve asย Chair of the Track โ€œ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜-๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏโ€ย at theย ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง (๐•๐๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”) This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute and engage in discussions on computational and AI-driven approaches in drug delivery and drug design, within…
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Combine Group at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 โ€“ Copenhagen

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Francesco Pappalardo, Leader of the Combine Group, was officially invited to speak at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025, one of the most influential global events dedicated to tuberculosis and respiratory health. During the conference, Prof. Pappalardo delivered a presentation titled:โ€œIn Silico Trials to Identify and…
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Prof. Francesco Pappalardo delivers keynote at the 2nd International Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Health (AI Health 2025)

On November 10th, 2025, our Group Leader Prof. Francesco Pappalardo delivered a keynote lecture at the 2nd International Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Health (AI Health 2025). In his talk, titled โ€œThe evolving landscape of in silico medicine and its growing recognition by regulatory bodiesโ€, Prof. Pappalardo explored how in silico medicine is gaining increasing acknowledgment from international regulatory authorities, with a…
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In silico medicine is no longer the future, itโ€™s the present.

In recent years, biomedical research has been undergoing a silent but powerful transformation.A recent Nature article โ€œAlternatives to animal testing are the futureโ€ sends a clear message: itโ€™s time to move beyond animal testing and embrace approaches that are more ethical, predictive, and human-centered. At the forefront of this shift stands in silico medicine the use of computational models and digital simulations to…
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