Gamm’s team (includes scientist Joe Phillips; neuroscience professors Tim Gomez and Xinyu Zhao, and bioengineers Justin Williams and William Murphy) awarded NIH Grant to Reverse Blindness. Madison, Wisconsin – A UW-Madison research team has been …
Year: 2016
Steering Organoids Toward Discovery
SELF-DRIVING STEM CELLS ARE OPENING A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES, INCLUDING DRUG TESTING AND TISSUE SOURCING. Since the 1980s, stem cells’ shape-shifting abilities have wowed scientists. With proper handling, a few growth factors, and some time, …
Stratatech will establish skin tissue inventory in case of natural or man-made emergency
Stratatech receives $247 million contract to develop skin product. Stratatech will use the contract money to fund a final phase clinical trial for its flagship StrataGraft product, which is delivered to users frozen, giving it …
3D brain-on-a-chip helps predict drug neurotoxicity
NIH-funded engineered brain tissue identifies toxins correctly 9 out of 10 times To help test the toxicity of new drugs, NIBIB researchers have engineered a 3D brain organoid—a miniature organ structure that attempts to mimic the …
U.S. Senator Baldwin Pushes For New Standards In Regenerative Medicine Industry
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has introduced new legislation to create industry standards for regenerative medicine. The bill would create a public-private board to set guidelines for regenerative medical products, including those developed from stem cells. Dr. …