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New Biotech Viscient Partners with Organovo on Fatty Liver Disease

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The San Diego company, founded a decade ago on 3D bio-printing technology developed by the University of Missouri’s Gabor Forgacs, appeared to be gaining momentum on multiple fronts. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Organovo to Test “Patches” for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplants

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San Diego-based Organovo (NASDAQ: ONVO ) said today it plans to use its 3D bio-printing technology to produce living human liver tissue “patches” that can be transplanted in patients with fatal liver disease. liver transplant waiting list. liver transplant waiting list.

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Organovo to Test Pre-Clinical Drugs on Bio-Printed Kidney Tissue

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It’s been almost two years since Organovo (NYSE: ONVO ) created a new business—using its bio-printing technology to create 3-D samples of living human liver tissue for use in testing the toxicity of pre-clinical drug candidates. We look at ourselves as a human tissues company…We’ll test your compound in our lab as a service.”.

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The Power of the Cloud for Life Science R&D

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Furthermore, improvements can be made instantaneously when new features are developed, ensuring that customers receive new functions and upgrades immediately. For projects that are distributed (such as between a client and a contract research organization), global (such as large pharma), or being transferred (e.g.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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Developments Blog. See a sample reprint in PDF format. Gramercy Park Condo Goes Into Contract. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 The arrival of techies has also had a profound effect on the rental market, brokers and real-estate developers say. Commercial.