Innovative in vitro model systems for drug testing

How can models of human tissues and organs be recreated in the laboratory? How can tiny microsystems help us to better understand diseases, test medicines more comprehensively and reduce the use of animal testing? This presentation explains how ‘NAMs’ (New Approach Methodologies) and ‘organ-on-a-chip systems’ work: tiny, highly complex platforms on which human cells are cultured and analysed. These technologies make it possible to precisely simulate biological processes in the body – from the effects of new drugs to complex disease progression.