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Imec Partners in European Initiative to Develop Organs-on-Chip

Organs-on-Chips combine human mini-organs with microelectronics, microfluidics and nanosensors.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

imec has joined ORCHID, a European initiative that will establish a European infrastructure to enable coordinated development, production and implementation of Organs-on-Chips by a consortium of academic and private partners. In total six European research institutions are involved.   Organs-on-Chips combine human mini-organs with microelectronics, microfluidics and nanosensors. This technology is already providing new platforms for drug discovery but is poised to deliver applications in perso...

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