Public defence: Yusuf ArikYusuf Arik - April 16th, 2021 at 14.45Read more
Take-Off 2 for 3D miniature heartCardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death worldwide. There is no cure yet for many of these conditions. Ninety-one percent of newly developed drugs do not make it through clinical trials, as tests in animals and 2D models are unable to simulate human heart function reliably. The UT spin-off River BioMedics is working on 3D models of the heart that can do this, and today the company is being awarded Take-Off Phase 2 for early-phase projects by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw).Read more
