Published: Dec 21, 2020
BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Emulate, Inc., a leading provider of advanced
in vitro models, today unveiled the Emulate Brain-Chip, which is designed for neuroscience researchers investigating neuroinflammatory disease and for drug developers seeking to improve drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer s and Parkinson s. The comprehensive model incorporates cells from the human brain, including the blood-brain barrier, in a dynamic microenvironment which enables cell-cell interaction.
Emulate Organ-Chips, including the Brain-Chip, are designed to enable researchers to investigate the safety and efficacy of therapeutic treatments in development, in order to reduce the high drug development failure rates that result from a poor understanding of drug mechanism of action, toxicity, pharmacokinetic profile, or overall applicability and translation of animal and