Organs-on-a-Chip Move Toward Commercialization
May 7, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
With support from DARPA and pharmaceutical companies, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (Harvard University SEE VIDEO ON HOME PAGE) has developed microfluidic chips containing human cells that mimic tissues of the heart, lung, kidney, liver, bone marrow and G.I. tract. The aim has been to use these devices to replace animal testing. To commercialize their chips, Wyss and recently partnered with Sony regarding manufacturing. MORE