InSphero joins Science Exchange Network to Offer Expanded Online Access to 3D InSight™ Microtissue Technology and Services
The new R&D services platform will make it easier for researchers throughout the world to purchase InSphero assay-ready models and services for drug efficacy and safety testing.
Palo Alto, CA USA, and Schlieren, Switzerland – November 6, 2019 - Science Exchange Network, the world’s leading SaaS-enabled marketplace for outsourced R&D, and InSphero AG today announced a collaboration to facilitate access to InSphero’s comprehensive portfolio of pharma-validated 3D microtissues and assay services for drug discovery and safety testing. Under this agreement, InSphero solutions for liver toxicology safety assessments, as well as screening platforms for metabolic disease and oncology research, will be available to scientists around the world through the Science Exchange Network.
Over the past 10 years, InSphero-driven innovation has shaped the field of 3D cell-based assays and organ-on-a-chip technology, and the company has earned a reputation as the market leader in 3D cell-based solutions, shipped directly to labs ready to assay for pharmaceutical and biotech R&D. The uniformity, robustness, and unrivaled biological relevance of its scaffold-free 3D microtissues have set the standard for drug-induced liver injury (DILI) safety testing as well 3D in vitro models for the study of oncology and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
InSphero 3D InSight™ Discovery and Safety Platforms have been precisely engineered to include the relevant primary human cell types in co-culture required to recapitulate even complex biological mechanisms faithfully in vitro. To drive efficient innovation throughout all phases of drug development, the scalable Akura™ plate technology underlying the company’s 3D InSight™ platforms includes automation-compatible, SBS-standard 96- and 384-well plate formats and the unique Akura™ Flow organ-on-a-chip system.
“Since we founded the company in 2009, our goal has been to make our 3D cell technology readily available to researchers around the globe. Our patent-pending logistics technology, highly skilled customer service team, and industry-grade 3D assay technology have fueled the rapid growth of our customer base over the past several years. Our partnership with the Science Exchange Network is an important step toward making access to our technology even easier, so we can focus on what we do best: enabling our customers and partners to develop better, safer drugs, faster,” says InSphero CEO and co-founder Jan Lichtenberg, PhD.
About the Science Exchange Network
Founded in 2011 in response to the global growth in R&D services, Science Exchange solves the challenges of outsourcing R&D by removing barriers in the outsourcing process – providing companies with instant access to a network of pre-qualified service providers, as well as contracting, project management, and reporting tools. The Science Exchange platform increases scientists' access to innovation and improves productivity, freeing them up from the administrative tasks and delays associated with sourcing, establishing, and managing service provider contracts. Additionally, the Science Exchange enterprise program enables organizations to consolidate R&D outsourcing spent into a single strategic relationship, driving efficiency and cost savings. Since 2011, Science Exchange has raised more than $70 million from Norwest Venture Partners, Maverick Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Windham Ventures, OATV, the YC Continuity Fund, and others.
For more information, please visit the official website of the Science Exchange Network.
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