Subject: VPH Newsletter: March 2017


   Monthly newsletter
March 2017
10 GOOD REASONS TO BECOME A VPHi MEMBER
LET'S START COUNTING...
POLICY NEWS
Commission simplifies Horizon 2020 Read more
Commission to improve funding conditions for EU-funded researchers Read more
The European Commission sets up Task Force to bring together technology and health policy makers Read more
Report on High Level Group on “maximising the impact of EU research and innovation programmes” Read more
Public consultation on Preliminary Opinion on the need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices Read more
VPH COMMUNITY
CAN COMPUTERS HELP CURE CANCER?
This educational video explains in simple terms how in silico medicine can help cure cancer, identifying out of millions of drug combinations to the right one for each specific cancer and patient.
VPHi at JRC meeting in ISPRA Read more
Excellent progress for the VPH project CHIC Read more
Research: Theory, models and biology
Theoretical ideas have a rich history in many areas of biology, and new theories and mathematical models have much to offer in the future. Read more
VPHi PhD STUDENTS


ARE YOU A PhD STUDENT INTERESTED IN 
IN SILICO MEDINE RESEARCH?
Join us now! 
VPHi will support your acquisition of new professional skills, further your career development and offer access
to interesting networking opportunities and exclusive initiatives.

Open call for student chairs
The VPHi student committee is looking to appoint up to two student chairs. Any PhD students with interest in in silico medicine research and willing to dedicate some energy and enthusiasm to the VPH cause are welcome to apply.
The next VPHi Barcelona Summer School is around the corner... More news to come soon! Be ready for it!
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VPH EVENTS
§ IMAG 10th Anniversary Multiscale Modeling (MSM) Consortium meeting
22-24 March 2017, Bethesda (USA)
§ PRACE Spring School 2017
10-13 April 2017, Stockholm (Sweden)
§ Free Energy Calculations from Molecular Simulation: Applications in Life and Medical Sciences
31 May 2017, London (U.K.)
§ EPSRC’s MultiSim Modelathon 2017
 11-14 September 2017, Sheffield (U.K.)
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