Nucleic Acids Research
Nucleic Acids Research
CEA paper made the cover of the latest issue of Nucleic Acids Research (NAR).
In this paper, ORCHID partner CEA has demonstrated that organoid cultures in 3D matrices inside organ on chip micro devices are relevant models to mimic the complex in vivo environment that supports cell physiological and pathological behaviors. Read the full paper here.
Ignacio Ochoa talks about ORCHID with students in Zaragoza
Ignacio Ochoa talks about ORCHID with students in Zaragoza
The importance of spreading science to young people to create new vocations. Ignacio Ochoa (UNIZAR) talks about ORCHID with students from various institutes and schools in Zaragoza.
ORCHID poster
ORCHID poster
The abstract and poster on the ORCHID project, including the growing organ-on-chip network in Europe, were presented by hDMT at the EUROoC workshop in Stuttgart.
ORCHID Vision Workshop
23 May, 2018
On 23 May 2018 31 experts from 14 countries, representing academia, industry, regulatory bodies and medical centers, met in a welcoming atmosphere at Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart during a workshop of the ORCHID (Organ-on-Chip In Development) project. The purpose of this invitational Vision workshop was to define the ingredients of the European organ-on-chip roadmap. The workshop was organized by Janny van den Eijnden-van Raaij from hDMT (work package leader Roadmap) and chaired by Christine Mummery from LUMC (coordinator). (more…)
Organ-on-a-chip Wikipedia
Organ-on-a-chip Wikipedia
Organ-on-chip technology allows representing in vitro human organs and disease models in the context of human genetics as well as mimicking in vivo disease tissue environment leading to personalized medicine and reduction of animal experimentation in fields as critical as drug development or cancer. (more…)
Kick off meeting ORCHID
19 October, 2017
The ORCHID kick-off meeting took place at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands on October 19th 2017.
All partners of the ORCHID project presented their plans and discussed how to accelerate the societal and economic impact of Organ-on-Chip technology through coordinated action.