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Tech Blast | Organoids in drug discovery

Cell and tissue biology Drug discovery and development

Organoids are transforming the way we approach the drug discovery pipeline. In this Tech Blast episode, Ritwika Biswas, Product Scientist at Sino Biological US Inc. (PA, USA) explains why drug discovery needs new methods and how organoids can help.

Find out the importance of growth factors in the development of organoids for drug discovery, the challenges associated with their use and the impact of organoid biobanks on the field in this 15-minute overview of the landscape of organoids in drug discovery.

Contents:

  • Introductions: 00:00-00:28
  • Reviewing the drug discovery process: 00:28-02:45
  • Traditional methods used for target validation and drug screening: 02:45-05:20
  • Challenges associated with traditional methods: 05:20-07:00
  • How organoids can be used to address these challenges: 07:00-09:30
  • The importance of growth factors in organoid development: 09:30-10:50
  • Challenges in the utilization of organoids in drug discovery: 10:50-13:30
  • Organoid biobanks: 13:30-14:40
  • The impact of organoids in precision medicine: 14:40-16:20

This feature was supported by Sino Biological.