Friday, 13. November 2009

Virtual drug tests increase patient safety: The blood simulator

Digital blood coagulation: scientists from Bayer HealthCare and Bayer Technology Services can investigate the action of drug products even without a laboratory, centrifuges or test tubes. To do this, they use a computer model that virtually simulates the processes in the blood vessels down to the smallest detail. The results make it easier to decide, for example, whether development of an active ingredient should be continued or at which dosage a new substance should be tested.

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