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Briefing
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- Body-On-A-Chip – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists develop body-on-a-chip composed of micro heart, lungs, and liver to test new drugs’ response to human body
- 3D Printed Organs – Micro-organs were made from cells in human tissue using 3D printing
- Multi-Organ Drug Response – Tests of cancer drug showed toxic side effects to heart and lungs
- Drug Safety – Can solve 90% failure rate and reduce $2 billion costs pharmaceutical companies pay when developing new medications
- Next Steps – Include increasing speed of system and adding more organs
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Organization
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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Original Publication Date
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October 5, 2017
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