Data Formats for Systems Biology, Systems Medicine and Computational Modeling

In systems biology and systems medicine data of many different types and obtained from manifold methods are used to set up computational models for simulations and predictions. These data need to be interoperable to integrate them into the models or use them for model validation. To achieve this, standards are crucial for structuring, describing, and associating models and data, as well as their respective parts, graphical visualization, and information about applied experimental or computational methods. Such standards also assist with describing how constituent parts interact together, or are linked, and how they are embedded in their environmental and experimental context.