'Closing the loop' in biological systems modeling - From the in silico to the in vitro

  • Authors:
  • Alexandros Kiparissides;Michalis Koutinas;Cleo Kontoravdi;Athanasios Mantalaris;Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • Automatica (Journal of IFAC)
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This work presents a holistic 'closed loop' approach for the development of models of biological systems. The ever-increasing availability of experimental information necessitates the advancement of a systematic methodology to organise and utilise these data. Herein, we present a biological model building framework that maps the treatment of the information from the initial conception of the model, through its experimental validation and finally to its application in model-based optimisation studies. We highlight and discuss current issues associated with the development of mathematical models of biological systems and share our perspective towards a holistic 'closed loop' approach that will facilitate the control of the in vitro through the in silico.