ACT 2025

Anna Borgström has a versatile scientific background with over 10 years’ experience of working in the field of cell and molecular biology at the crossroad between cell-based assays, cancer biology and diagnostic assay development. In early 2022 she joined InSphero as Senior Scientist and Deputy VP Liver Safety team, working as scientific lead and customer-based service studies and numerous R&D projects. In her role at InSphero she is determined to drive the development of next-generation testing methods for drug toxicity and to close the gap between in vivo and in vitro testing, by providing solutions for liver safety questions through the application of 3D liver models as an alternative to animal testing.

Sue is an experienced scientist with over 20 years of in vitro research experience. Sue holds a PhD in Pharmacology/Toxicology from the University of Arizona. She has dedicated the majority of her career to helping scientists achieve their research goals with human cell-based models.

Maria Vittoria Colombo is a Scientist and Product Coordinator of Liver Safety at InSphero. In her role, she manages service projects and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the cross-species liver spheroids portfolio. Maria Vittoria earned her PhD in Bioengineering from Politecnico di Milano, where her research focused on developing Microphysiological Systems to investigate the bone-tumor microenvironment. Her research involved partnership with EOC hospital and DBM Basel in Switzerland, as well as the German Cancer Research Center in Germany.