Tissue Chip for Drug Screening
| Knowledge Source Identification | |
|---|---|
| Knowledge source name | Tissue Chip for Drug Screening |
| Owner/Developer | US National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Transnational Research |
| Abbreviated owner | NIH |
| Country | United States of America |
| Languages | English |
| URL | https://ncats.nih.gov/tissuechip |
| Contact email | danilo.tagle@nih.gov |
| Description | The Tissue Chip for Drug Screening program aims to develop bioengineered devices to improve the process of predicting whether drugs will be safe or toxic in humans. |
| Knowledge Source Category | |
| Category | Research Program/Project/Grant |
| Sub categories | National / Regional Program |
| Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing | |
| Dissemination channel | Social media, Website, Audio / Video |
| Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis) | Scientists, Researchers, Regulators, Industry |
| Users access | Open access |
| Knowledge Characterization | |
| 3Rs relevance | Replacement |
| Purpose | Method development, Regulatory testing, Toxicological and safety evaluation, Efficacy testing, Documentation and information |
| Technology/Tools | Alternative test methods (in vitro), High throughput screening, Tissue engineering |