Welcome to The Bioprinting World
Building tomorrow’s medicine with living tissues
Bringing technology to life
The artificial creation of human tissues such as skin and complex internal organs may sound like something out of science fiction, but most of it is happening right now in research facilities all around the world, providing new options for patient treatment. The production of lab-made
human tissues and functional organs using bioprinting technology will constitute the next generation of gold standard treatment to organ failures. In addition, the possibility to print living tissues with patient-derived cells opens up a new era of personalized medicine.
What is bioprinting useful for?
Drug testing
Bioprinting human cells within biomaterials are providing effective options for drug/cosmetic testing that closely resemble the human responses therefore decreasing the time and cost of drug development.
Drug testing
Near 90% of drugs passing preclinical tests fail in the clinical trials mainly due to inaccurate in vitro models and discrepancies between human & animal responses. As a consequence, the time and money wasted during drug development result in overpriced and delayed medicines for patients. Bioprinting human cells within biomaterials are providing effective options for drug/cosmetic testing that closely resemble the human responses therefore decreasing the time and cost of drug development. We and others have demonstrated that cells grown in 3D conditions behave similarly to their natural environment in the human body.
Research models
In the same way that bioprinted 3D human tissues are useful to test drugs, researchers are using 3D models to better understand how organisms develop in normal and disease conditions.
Research models
In the same way that bioprinted 3D human tissues are useful to test drugs, researchers are using these 3D models to better understand how organisms develop in normal and disease conditions. Accurate basic research is essential to every aspect of human health. One example is bioprinting cancer tissue models to elucidate the mechanisms by which cells behave within the tumor microenvironment and metastasis. We have created a bone model containing bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) and bone-resorbing cells (osteoclasts), using this model we could observe how these cells interact in an environment that is much closer to their natural environment. A disequilibrium in the interaction of these cells may lead to diseases such as osteoporosis.
Medicine
The biofabrication of complex structures resembling the microarchitecture of human tissues is now possible thanks to the advances in 3D bioprinting technology.
Medicine
The biofabrication of complex structures resembling the microarchitecture of human tissues is now possible thanks to the advances in 3D bioprinting technology. In the last decade, much progress has been done on bioprinting techniques, development of suitable biomaterials, culture media, cell sources, and post-processing techniques. We believe that with the collaborative work between scientists, physicians and engineers, the improvement of the bioprinting tools will advance even more in the next decades. The production of lab-made human tissues and functional organs using bioprinting technology will constitute the next generation of gold standard treatment to organ failures. In addition, the possibility to print living tissues with patient-derived cells opens up a new era of personalized medicine.
Focus on the research without worrying about the materials
Beyond the conventional
Improving upon a product performance is vital for its success. But in some cases, developing a novel material is the only way to achieve the required properties for a new application. Therefore, we support our customers’ needs by going beyond conventional bioink formulation and providing consulting services in designing customized bioinks.