Pharmaceutical testing capacity of novel intestinal organoid for motility studies

Intestinal ‘organoids’ refer to a miniature intestine that can be grown in a laboratory dish. This organoid can mimic the biology of the real human intestine. We developed a novel organoid which can replicate our intestine to an astounding degree. In this project, we aim to test the capacity of this novel intestinal organoid to assess the efficacy of existing intestinal therapeutic drugs and also test the safety of existing anti-cancer drugs. This will allow us to assess if this novel organoid will be useful in testing drugs in development in the future. Using small but biologically powerful organoid such as this could help us make more effective yet safer drugs, faster.

Faculty Supervisor:

Effrosyni Diamantoudi;Brandon Helfield;Brandon Helfield

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Partner:

V1 Studio;NEIGES Biotechnologies Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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