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European Virtual Human Twins Initiative via European Commission

26 June 2024

The European Virtual Human Twins Initiative is an EU framework supporting the emergence and adoption of the next generation of virtual human twins solutions in health and care.

What is a virtual human twin?

A virtual human twin (VHT) is a digital representation of a human health or disease state. They refer to different levels of human anatomy (e.g. cells, tissues, organs or organ systems). VHTs are built using software models and data and are designed to mimic and predict behaviour of their physical counterparts, including interaction with additional diseases a person may have.

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