Clément Quintard, University of British Columbia To understand how bodies work, medical researchers and scientists have created mini models of organs, called organoids. This field of scientific research has had profound impacts on biological discovery and pharmaceutical development. An organoid is a miniaturized version of an organ. As the name suggests with the Greek suffix…

We are currently facing a global health challenge: the way we discover and develop new drugs is too costly and too lengthy. Organs on chips could address these challenges and may, in the future, offer the possibility of personalized testing for each individual. →Lire en français →This article was published online for the media outlet…