CN Bio awarded Innovate UK grant to develop single and multi-organ models for COVID-19 research
- Date 8 Mar 2021
Funding will advance 3D lung cell culture models to accelerate drug discovery.
CN Bio, a leading developer of single and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), otherwise known as organ-on-a-chip, today announced it has received a grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop human-relevant MPS to advance investigations into SARS-CoV-2 infection. The funding will be used to develop and test advanced cell culture models that represent different regions of the lung and subsequently linking these models to other organ systems, such as liver and gut, to inform the rapid development of novel therapeutics.