CHAOS THEORY MEDICINE TESTING – BIOSIM

BY KEITH NUTHALLMATHEMATICAL models based on chaos theory are to be developed by a European Union (EU) research project to help pharmaceutical manufacturers assess whether a potential drug will be successful. The aim of the Euro 10.7 million BioSim Network of Excellence project is developing simulation models for designing, selecting and testing of drugs, rather than relying on standard trial and error. "The lengthy and costly development process for a drug could be reduced by two to three years in time, and lead to a significant reduction of the use of ...


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