Organ-on-Chip explained in easy to understand language
First annual meeting
First EUROoCS Conference 2019 in Graz
European Society in OoC
Christine Mummery first chair of the new European on chip society EURoOCS
First European ORCHID initiative
Define the European Organ-on-Chip roadmap – Strengthen the Organ-on-Chip community in Europe
FDA involved in OoC for Food Safety
FDA signs collaborative agreement with Emulate, Inc – OoC as Toxicology Testing Platform (liver-on-a-chip) – OoC: a tool to understand how products (foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics) affect human health and safety
Top 10 of emerging technologies
By the World Economic Forum’s Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies
Pharma involved in OoC
Emulate, Inc. announced that it formed a research collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc.
hDMT consortium
Precompetitive, non-profit technological R&D institute – Valorizes Organ-on-Chip models – Promotes open knowledge exchange and collaborations in OoC
Pharmas fund OoC in Europe
OoC technology combined with high throughput screening of primary human cells. – OoC predict renal toxicity during pre-clinical development.
First US OoC Start-up
Emulate: spin-off from the Wyss Institute – OoC put on the market – Drug testing applications