In collaboration with Colgate-Palmolive, organ-on-a-chip developer Draper has unveiled a gum tissue model that can sustain gum tissue viability for up to 28 days. The timeline far exceeded that of previous models. The research was featured in Communications Biology, an imprint of Nature. Else Vedula, a senior researcher at Draper, described the gum tissue model…
Omics is helping unleash the utility of organ on a chip technology
Organ-on-a-chip technology, which simulates the function of an organ or an organ system, has steadily evolved over the past decade. The promise of the technology has evolved as well, said Timothy Petrie, head of strategy and business development, pharmaceutical R&D technologies at Draper (Cambridge, Mass). In the beginning, it seemed like the central appeal of…