Advancing precision medicine with Greek software

The next time you savor a delectable dish, take a photo, not to share on social media but to input in an application that immediately gives you with details about the meal's caloric and nutritional composition.

This scenario is not hypothetical; rather, it illustrates one of the myriad uses unlocked by an innovative cloud platform called Precious.

Developed by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Ioannina, under the supervision of Professor of Biomedical Engineering Dr Dimitris Fotiadis, Precious offers a realm of fascinating prospects.

Among others, it equips hospitals and scientists with software for storing and analyzing medical data.

"Two-and-a-half years ago, we secured funding through Greece's Multiannual Financial Framework program, enabling us to acquire a supercomputer last November that allows simulations and...