Taking Tech From Lab to Life

Learn more about how scientists study the ultimate biological computer – the human brain. Where once in vitro approaches were limited to looking at neurons in a dish, researchers can now create complex 3D brain organoids using a patient’s own cells, using them to replace animal models and accelerate the development of new treatments for neurological disease.

Body-on-chip technologies harness advances in microfluidics and tissue engineering to create miniature models that can be more relevant to human biology than standard cell-based approaches or animal experiments. Hear about a new device linking three different organ models that allows scientists to study bacteria as they move through pelvic organs and test new treatments for urinary tract infections