NIH awards $35.5 million to use bioengineered organ models to improve clinical trials

(NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)) NIH has awarded 10 grants totaling approximately $35.5 million over five years to support researchers' efforts in using tiny, bioengineered models of human tissues and organ systems to improve the design of clinical trials. One goal is to better predict which patients are most likely to benefit from an investigational therapy. The awards are administered through a new program, Clinical Trials on a Chip, which is led by NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news