Virtual Laboratory for Development and Execution of Biomedical Collaborative Applications

The ViroLab Virtual Laboratory is a collaborative platform for scientists representing multiple fields of expertise while working together on common scientific goals. This environment makes it possible to combine efforts of computer scientists, virology and epidemiology experts and experienced physicians to support future advances in HIV-related research and treatment. The paper explains the challenges involved in building a modern, inter-organizational platform to support science and gives an overview of solutions to these challenges. Examples of real-world problems applied in the presented environment are also described to prove the feasibility of the solution.