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Dr. Hickman Presents Human-on-a-Chip® at Florida Simulation Summit 2020

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Presentation Highlights

This is a company overview presentation given by Dr. James Hickman at this years Florida Simulation Summit 2020 in October.  Learn more about the technology and exciting path ahead. Key highlights from the presentation include:

  • A brief history of Hesperos
  • How the Human-on-a-Chip technology works and the current state of the technology
  • Key applications and path forward

Human-on-a-Chip®

Functional in vitro models that accurately predict how new drug candidates will impact the human body – something that has previously required animal testing or human clinical trials to determine.

What’s on each Chip?

Systemic toxicology models with interlinked organs, including: heart, liver, lung, brain, skin, muscle, GI tract, kidney, pancreas, endocrine, bone marrow and the neuromuscular junction in a serum free, recirculating medium utilizing a pumpless platform.

ALS pathology investigated by UCF/Hesperos Researchers Utilizing a Human-on-a-Chip® model

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UCF/HESPEROS RESEARCHERS UTILIZE HUMAN-ON-A-CHIP® APPROACH TO MODEL ALS PATHOLOGY Key Findings Data supports use of functional neuromuscular junction (NMJ) system to evaluate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathology  First study to validate the use of Deanna protocol in a human system as a strategy for treating ALS  Press Release  ORLANDO, Fla. — The Hybrid Systems Lab at … Read more

Hesperos Human-on-a-Chip Technology Awarded $4 Million Phase IIb SBIR Grant – the first tissue chip company to receive Phase IIb grant

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ORLANDO, FLA – September 6, 2018 — Hesperos, Inc. announced today the receipt of a $4 million three-year NIH Phase IIb Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to increase capacity for its novel human-on-a-chip technology, and prepare its systems for regulatory … Read more