Events

Upcoming events

STRATIF-AI meeting

16-17 June, 2026 Brest, Frankrike


Our research group, headed by Gunnar Cedersund, is arranging a SRATIF-AI meeting. 

Almedalen

24-25 June, 2026 Gotland | Swedish


Almedalsveckan is a major event för politicians, organisations and society members to discuss current societal challenges. Gunnar Cedersund is presenting our excellence cluster M4-HEALTH on both days.

VPH 2026 - 9th International Conference on the Virtual Physiological Human

1-4 September, 2026 Milan


The Virtual Physiological Human (VPH), also known as “in silico medicine,” is a field focused on using computer simulations based on individual human physiology. These simulations support disease prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and the design of biomedical products. Gunnar Cedersund and a few others from the ISB Group will attend VPH 2026. 

ISGSB 2026 - 22nd conference of the International Study Group for Systems Biology

7-11 Septermber, 2026 Ljubljana, Slovenia


This four-day event is dedicated to advancing the role of theory, models, and cutting-edge experiments in elucidating the control, kinetics, and thermodynamics of biological systems. Gunnar Cedersund will be present at the event. 

STRATIF-AI Days

17-18 September, 2026 Bukarest, Romania


Our research group, headed by Gunnar Cedersund, is arranging SRATIF-AI days. 

Workshop - Lund's strategic research area for Engineering Health

21-22 September, 2026 Lund  | Swedish


Gunnar Cedersund is a keynote speaker at this workshop that gathers toxicologists, biomedical scientists, engineers, and other professionals working towards sustainable innovation and solutions.

Conference in Washington

11-14 October, 2026 Washington, USA


Gunnar Cedersund is giving a presentation at a conference in Washington. 

Meeting for endocrinologists from across Norway

20-21 November, 2026 Losby Gods, Norway


This meeting arranged by Sanofi and Novo Nordisk gathers endocrinologists from all over Norway and is a hub of excellent lectures on the topic. Gunnar Cedersund is invited as a speaker to give a presentation on digital twins and their expected future applications in the context of diabetes and obesity. 

 

Past events

M4-HEALTH Consortium Meeting

25-26 May, 2026 Linköping | Swedish


This two-day event marked an important step in establishing the M4-HEALTH Consortium. During the meeting the overall project and its sub-projects were shaped, and application to be submitted to the Swedish Research Council was finalized.


The meeting is open to all who are interested in the project and its thematic areas.

Annual conference BME@LiU-Day

25-26 May, 2026 Linköping | Swedish


Gunnar Cedersund was chairman of the program committee for the annual conference BME@LIU-Day, on May 25. On May 26, there was an extra day for the excellence cluster M4-HEALTH.

Symposium: Vascular aging and arterial stiffness

21 April, 2026 Stockholm | Swedish


Gunnar Cedersund gave a lecture about digital twins at the symposium - arranged by the Swedish Society for Hypertension and Vascular Medicine.

Digital Twins and Blekinge Institute of Technology

15 April, 2026 Blekinge 


Gunnar Cedersund gave a presentation about digital twins at Blekinge Institute of Technology.

3R Länd Conference

24-26 March, 2026 Tübingen


Oscar Silfvergren presented his work on mathematical modelling for microphysiological systems in Drug Development - at the conference.

Retreat with the eHealth Strategy Area

3-4 February, 2026 Linköping


Gunnar Cedersund, Elin Nyman and others attended the retreat with the eHealth Strategy Area.

M4-HEALTh workshop

28-29 January, 2026 Linköping


An open workshop with all members of the new VINNOVA excellence cluster "M4-HEALTH" which develops and applies digital twins in a new integrated eco-system.

STRATIF-AI consortium meeting

27-28, 2026 Linköping


A semi-open bi-annual workshop with the EU project STRATIF-AI, which is coordinated by us.

Workshop by Excellence Cluster NeuroXTek

19-20 January, 2026


NeuroXTek is the Swedish Neurotechnology Alliance dedicated to brain health and mental well-being. Gunnar Cedersund attended the workshop arranged by them.

Kajsa Tunedal's PhD Defense

16 January, 2026 Linköping


Title of the thesis: “Unraveling mechanisms of hypertension using cardiovascular models and MRI”

Seminar series by SeniorNet

11 December, 2025, Linköping


At this event, arranged by the local association for “IT for elderly”, Gunnar will present his digital twins and upcoming plans for a health program for the elderly.

Seminar on current animal testing issues

4 December, 2025 Stockholm


An annual seminar focused on refinement in animal testing this year. Oscar Silvfergren from the ISB Group and SUND and Liisa Vilén from AstraZeneca gave a joint presentation on usage of organs on a chip and digital twins in drug development.

Visual Sweden Day

3 December, 2025 Linköping


A day dedicated to innovation in and the future of visualization technology: Gunnar Cedersund and the ISB Group gave a demonstration of medical digital twins.

Ph.D. defense of Laura Hjort Blicher

27 November, 2025 DTU Lyngby Denmark


Ph.D. defense of Laura Hjort Blicher, at the Danish Technical University, where Gunnar Cedersund was an opponent. Name of Ph.D. thesis: "Quantitative systems pharmacology using human lipodomic data to enable model-informed drug development of novel cardiometabolic targets"

Research conference in conjunction with LiU 50 years

26 November, 2025 Linköping


Gunnar Cedersund presented medical digital twins under the theme "The roles of AI and visualisation in a digital future".

Oncogenetics Days

19-20 November, 2025 Linköping


Lectures, workshops and reports within oncogenetics facilitated by national work groups and external partners. Gunnar Cedersund held a presentation about medical digital twins.

Östergötlands tekniska förening (ÖTF)

19 November, 2025 Linköping


ÖTF is a local association which supports and informs about engineering-related issues. On this day, they came on a study visit to our group, and Gunnar and others gave a presentation about our digital twins.

NeuroXTek – The Swedish Neurotechnology Alliance for Brain Health and Mental Wellbeing

10-11 November, 2025 Gothenburg


NeuroXTek is one of the excellence clusters recently funded by VINNOVA, and it seeks to coordinate all of the neuroengineering-related initiatives in Sweden. Gunnar and a few others from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT) attended the event.

Kvalitetsmässan i Göteborg

11-13 November, 2025 Gothenburg


Kvalitetsmässan is Sweden's biggest event devoted to eldercare. Here our spin-off company Lev Skönare presented and demonstrated our digital twins, as well as the health program Hälsoresan, together with their customer Norlandia.

Retreat ISB Group

27-28 October, 2025 Rimforsa strand


The ISB Group went on a retreat to go through the group's achievements, plan for the future and connect.

ELLIIT Workshop 2025

21-22 October, 2025 Norrköping


Once a year, the ELLIIT community meets at one of the four participating universities for scientific discussions and networking. Gunnar Cedersund held a presentation at the event.

European Virtual Human Twins (VHT) Initiative: Accelerating innovation and making personalised medicine a reality through virtual human twins

21 October, 2025 Brussels


A high-level event to discuss the strategic vision for the European Virtual Human Twins (VHT) Initiative – a major step towards driving AI innovation and making personalised medicine a reality. Gunnar Cedersund and the ISB Group held presentations at the event.

Apotekarsocieten: Medical digital twins

20 October, 2025 online | Swedish


An online seminar about medical digital twins and their role in everything from drug development and drug approval to drug sales and personalized drug prescription. The event was hosted by Apotekarsocieteten, and the presentation was held by Gunnar Cedersund.

Cambio Connect - AI track

14-15 October, 2025 Solna


Gunnar Cedersund gave a presentation at the event with one mission in mind: Enabling tomorrow’s health and social care.

Health Hub - Preventive healthcare

14 October, 2025 Arena Götgatan | Swedish


A dynamic afternoon arranged by Holistal where experts reflected on the future of preventive healthcare through the medical, psychological, technological and societal lens. Gunnar Cedersund and Johan Holmäster presented medical digital twins as a way towards a healthier society.

ICSB 2024 - 24th international conference on systems biology

5-9 October, Dublin


Stemming from transformations in systems biology thanks to interdisciplinary approaches from biology, mathematics, computer science, and engineering, ICSB 2025 focuses on systems biology for health and draws high-profile stakeholders from across all sectors, offering a unique opportunity for the global community to exchange insights and foster collaborations in this area. Gunnar Cedersund and Rasmus Magnusson gave a presentation at the event.

FOODay

19 September, 2025 Malmö


With the help of competent and change-driven individuals, the event addressed topics that influence both the direction and opprtunities for future food system. Gunnar Cedersund held a presentation at this event.

SciLifeLab Group Leader Retreat

18-19 September, 2025 Lindingö


A retreat dedicated to advancing cutting-edge life science research in Sweden and beyond. Gunnar Cedersund gave a keynote speech at this event.

Strategic Research Area in Forensic Science Annual Meeting

1-2 September, 2025 Rimforsa strand


An opportunity to network and create links between researchers and projects that may increase the strength and quality of forensic research. ISB Group members - Gunnar Cedersuns, Elin Nyman, Gunnar Cedersund and Ralph Monte were present at the event.

Nordic_OoC/MPS 2025

21-22 August, 2025 Lyngby/Copenhagen


A one-day workshop for facilitating collaboration between academia and industry, combined with a first of its kind one-day Hackathon on “AI and organoids towards Digital Twins”. Associate Professor Gunnar Cedersund was both the organizaor and a speaker at the hackathon.

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