Topic: organ-on-a-chip
AstraZeneca teams up with Novoheart for 'heart-in-a-jar'
We know about organs-on-a-chip; now, AstraZeneca is working with Canadian stem cell biotech Novoheart to develop a first-of-its-kind heart-in-a jar.
GSK taps TARA's 'heart-on-a-chip' to simulate drug responses
By engineering a working model of a beating heart, researchers at GSK and TARA Biosystems aim to predict how the body responds to potential drugs.
Miniature brains could advance treatments for autism and more
by Arlene Weintraub
A Harvard-led team has built brain organoids that mimic the cell types and connections that every human brain has.
Need to model aging in a hurry? Do it in outer space
NIH researchers plan to send a batch of tissues-on-chips into outer space to model age-related diseases such as osteoarthritis.
NIH taps StemoniX's organ-on-a-chip for opioid, addiction research
Under an addiction-aimed program, the NIH is teaming up with StemoniX to use its brain-on-a-chip to test treatments for pain and opioid misuse.
StemoniX rakes in $14.4M for micro-organ drug testing chips
Microtissue developer StemoniX has secured $14.4 million in funding to commercialize its organ-on-a-chip platforms for drug development.
Scientists grow mini esophagus entirely from stem cells
Researchers from Cincinnati Children's have grown esophageal organoids entirely from stem cells. Their work could yield treatments for GI diseases.
Organ-chip developer Emulate raises $36M in VC funding
Organ-chip developer Emulate gathered $36 million in VC financing and plans to include a wider range of diseases in its models for drug testing.
3D model intestine could improve preclinical studies of gut disorders
Scientists at Tufts University have created an "organ on a chip" that could be used to study inflammatory bowel disease and other gut disorders.
Emulate bumps up Series B to $45M, lands Covance deal
Organ-on-a-chip player Emulate has added $17 million to its Series B round and landed a deal with Covance.