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Current Challenges of 3D Cell Models (Sponsored by Inventia Life Science)

Dwayne Dexter and April Kloxin Episode 176

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In this special episode, Inventia Life Science Director Sales and Operations, US, Dwayne Dexter, Ph.D., and Thomas & Kipp Gutshall Development Professor Of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering April Kloxin, Ph.D., join Hannah for a discussion on the current state of 3D cell model challenges and how Inventia's RASTRUM™ Platform is providing solutions.

Key Learning Points:

  • The challenges researchers are facing while using 3D models for drug discovery
  • What differentiates 3D printed models from other 3D generative methods
  • The solutions Intenvia's RASTRUM™ Platform is providing in this area 
  • The future outlook on 3D printed biological models

About  Inventia Life Science:
We’re Inventia Life Science. We develop solutions to create advanced cell models and help forward-thinking pioneers in the fields of drug discovery and biomedical research to create human tissue for research and therapy.

Our machines create advanced cell models which most closely and predictably imitate real human tissue structure and behaviour across a range of disease states. This physiological complexity offers an environment in which world-class research and discovery can occur, right in your own lab.

Visit inventia.life to learn more.

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