Pandorum Technologies a Bangalore based startup has developed an artificial tissue that performs functions of human liver.
We have heard of 3D printing but now 3D printing has been taken to next level where human organ can be created this startup is based on the same.This 3D printed organ will be cost effective and will function like any other human organ which will revolutionaries the medical science. Currently a mimic of small human liver is been generated by the Pandorum technologies and is now been tested for several discoveries and development of drugs and vaccines.The best thing about the project is that it is solely developed in India.The start grow thousands of tissues and test the efficiency of drugs for diseases including cancer.The startup worth a crore of which more than 50 percent is been funded by the government. The startup is founded by students of IISc .Currently a large pharma company on an average spend 10 billion $ and 10 years of research on single drug.In near future organ will solve the problem and human organ will be available for surgical transplantation. Sure this startup has a lot of potential and we wish them all the best for their future
(TheHindu)
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