On 30 May, the H2020-funded VirtualBrainCloud project held its General Assembly (GA) meeting online, summarising recent project developments and discussing upcoming plans. Chaired by Prof. Petra Ritter of Charité University Hospital Berlin, the meeting was attended by over 20 project participants, including representatives from the 17 institutions and organisations that make up the VirtualBrainCloud consortium. Angela Bradshaw (Project Officer) represented Alzheimer Europe at the meeting. The main goal of VirtualBrainCloud is to facilitate the personalised prevention and treatment of dementia, by creating a decision support system for clinicians. Based around a cloud platform for personalised brain simulations, this system will integrate data from multiple sources (e.g. brain scans, genetic screens and neuropsychological tests) in a secure online environment.
Discussions at the GA meeting centered around the recent project review carried out by the European Commission and expert reviewers. Reviewers highlighted the many achievements of the project, as well as its strong publication record. Work in the final year of VirtualBrainCloud will be focused on identifying pathways for non-commercial exploitation, and involving healthcare professionals and patients in the further development of the VirtualBrainCloud platform and tools. To read the original article: https://virtualbraincloud-2020.eu/tvb-cloud-main.html
