Organovo on Track to Commercialize Kidney Tissue; Company Signs First Customer Orders for Kidney Tissue Early Access Program
“The power and versatility of our technology platform allows us to create multiple tissues that address a number of different customer needs,” said
Gallant continued, “With a robust sales footprint in place, and our ability to leverage the strong relationships we’ve built with core customers in the liver toxicology business, we’re confident that we’ve positioned ourselves for early success with the kidney tissue. We look forward to bringing this groundbreaking product to market in the coming months.”
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Organovo designs and creates functional, three-dimensional human tissues for use in medical research and therapeutic applications. The Company develops 3D human tissue models through internal development and in collaboration with pharmaceutical, academic and other partners.
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