Many categories of drugs can induce hepatotoxicity, so improving the prediction of toxic drugs is important. In vitro models using human hepatocytes are more accurate than in vivo animal models. Good in vitro models require Read more…
Cells have diverse circuitry to sense and respond to extrinsic metabolic signals. Extracellular matrix (ECM) reorganization which is central to both tissue expansion and regeneration. ECM remodeling is also a signature of pathological processes, such Read more…
“Regulation needs to catch up with innovation.” Henry Paulson – CEO Goldman Sachs A very nice state of art about animal testing and its alternatives can be found in the new article “Animal Testing and its Read more…
We had the pleasure to attend ELRIG Fr meeting in Bischoffsheim (near Strasbourg) on the 23-24th of May. There we enjoyed meeting our partners Molecular Devices and Integra biosciences, and seeing great presentations about the Read more…
Interesting paper from Christian Dani team about the potential of Brown and brown-like adipocytes (BAs) proginitors derived from hiPSCs to dissipate energy stored and the promising potential to treat obesity and metabolic disorder. In this Read more…
Our new poster on BIOMIMESYS® technology is now avalaible on this link. It presents the use of this scaffold on our automated platform (Hapix), with the development of a 3D cell model for steatosis and phospholipidosis Read more…
The first EUROoC meeting, dealing with organ-on-chip research and organized by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS), will take place on the 24th-25th of May 2018 in Stuttgart (Germany). Interestingly, this new workshop will address the engineering challenges Read more…
According to a report issued by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, the costs associated with bringing a novel drug to market exceed $2.5 billion per successful compound
#hcs by multiplexing assays on #3d cell culture have many advantages to find more efficient new drugs for #cancer treatment. Progress in the IT part, on softwares, on the uses on big data and in Read more…