Maciej Malawski joins the VPH Institute Board of Directors 2026

Maciej Malawski joins the VPH Institute Board of Directors 2026

The Director of Sano becomes part of the international leadership shaping the future of digital medicine.

The new VPH Board announced for 2026 

We are pleased to share that Maciej Malawski, Director of the Sano Centre for Computational Medicine, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPH) for 2026. The Board members were appointed by the Society’s General Assembly and represent leading research and clinical institutions from across the globe, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Norway, New Zealand, and France: 

  • Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (Spain) – Rossana Alessandrello 
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (UK) – Claudio Capelli 
  • University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) – Alfons Hoekstra 
  • KU Leuven (Belgium) – Ilse Jonkers 
  • University of Sheffield (UK) – Damien Lacroix 
  • Sano (Poland) – Maciej Malawski 
  • University of Bologna (Italy) – Sabato Mellone 
  • University of Catania (Italy) – Francesco Pappalardo 
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) – Leif Rune Hellevik 
  • University of Auckland (New Zealand) – Merryn Tawhai 
  • Inria (France) – Irene Vignon-Clementel 

Sano joins the global network of digital health innovators 

Sano’s participation in the VPH Board is both a great honour and a recognition of the growing contribution of Polish science to the global community of researchers in computational medicine, biomedical modelling, and artificial intelligence for healthcare. 

A shared vision for advancing digital health 

As highlighted in the official VPH announcement, this year’s Board ensures both continuity and a strong commitment to expanding international collaboration. Sano’s representation brings extensive expertise and a rich research background in computational infrastructure, in silico modelling, and the development of AI methodologies for digital health. 

Congratulations to Maciej Malawski 

We sincerely congratulate Maciej Malawski on this nomination and look forward to Sano’s active contribution to shaping the strategic directions of digital healthcare innovation worldwide.