Clinical Research

Clinical studies and the instrumentation behind them, from trial design to the platforms generating the data.

42 articles

3D Printing of Brain-like Tissues to Improve Drug Tests

Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) have developed a multi-layered structure of primary neural cells that imitates the brain structure. The...

3D bioprinting

Bacterial Enzyme Might Help Quit Smoking

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla, CA have discovered a bacterial enzyme that degrades nicotine. The enzyme has been tested in...

Bioengineering

3D Scaffolds and Biomechanical Forces Imitate Conditions for Cancer Growth

Scientists from Rice University and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new system to test cancer drugs. The researchers have created a...

Biomedicine

First 3D Printed Drug Approved by FDA

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals has announced the FDA approval of the SPRITAM® levetiracetam, a drug to treat epilepsy. The tablets were produced by their proprietary ZipDose® Technology platform....

Biomedicine

High Res 3D Bioprinting Startup Looks for Investors

Poietis has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the WiSEED platform. The company plans to provide on-demand fabrication of human-tissues. 3D bioprints will have applications in research as predictive...

Bioengineering

Fully Functional Hepatocytes Obtained From Stem Cells

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Alexander Grass Center for Bioengineering have produced the most functional hepatocytes to date. The researchers derived the liver...

Bioengineering

Non-Genetic Mechanism Can Cause Cancer

Researchers from the University of Leeds and the University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center involved in ovarian cancer have discovered that protein imbalance can cause cancer....

Biomedicine
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CRISPR/Cas9 Successfully Modifies T Cells

Scientists from University of California San Francisco (USCF) have found an improved method to successfully edit the genome of mature human T cells. The research...

Bioengineering