The end of animal testing by Organs-on-Chips?

Podcast with Berend van Meer (in Dutch)

Almost everyone would like to ban animal testing. But in practice, animal experiments are still needed, for example to investigate new drugs for side effects. In this episode of Enkeltje Wetenschap Berend van Meer (LUMC/UTwente) explains that Organs-on-Chips might offer a solution to reduce animal suffering, but in particular to better predict efficacy and side effects of drugs.

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