InSphero AG, the leading supplier of advanced, yet easy-to-use 3D cell culture-based solutions for drug discovery and development, today announced the launch of 3D InSight™ Monkey Liver Microtissues, further expanding the company’s suite of organotypic 3D liver models for in vitro safety and efficacy testing. Data describing the model’s characterization and application as an alternative to drug testing in animals was presented on Wednesday at the Society of Toxicology’s 56th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Baltimore, Maryland.
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains one of the most common causes of late-stage failure in drug development and post-market drug withdrawal. Testing in non-human primates is often required to assess toxicity and potential liver-related side-effects prior to Phase I clinical trials in human patients. 3D InSight™ Monkey Liver Microtissues are a 3D spheroid liver model comprised of primary cynomolgus hepatocytes that serve as an in vitro alternative to in vivo animal tests, enabling ...
