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Blog 2: Digital twin landscape and getting started

The digital twin enables powerful capabilities for life science companies.

Marcos Salganicoff, PhD

Marcos Salganicoff, PhD

Director, Data Scientist LH, Digital Lighthouse, KPMG LLP

+1 610-263-8040

Semion Bezrukov

Semion Bezrukov

Specialist Director, Data Scientist, Digital Lighthouse, KPMG US

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Kelli Brooks

Kelli Brooks

Office Managing Partner, Los Angeles, KPMG US

+1 213-533-3389

Justin Hoss

Justin Hoss

National Technology Sector Leader, Life Sciences, KPMG US

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“Digital twin” is a term that is coming up increasingly in a variety of situations for life science industry professionals. Broadly speaking, a digital twin can be thought of as a realistic digital representation of a physical thing (e.g., living, or inanimate, molecule, device), design (i.e., prototype design), system (i.e., manufacturing line or facility), or process (e.g., medical devices complaints intake, clinical trials operational management).