Francesca Perin Nature explorer and PhD student at Maastricht University / University of Trento I am a PhD candidate with one foot in Maastricht one in Trento, working to combine biology with materials science. In my research, my goal is…
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How can in vitro models achieve implementation?
On October 18, the BIRDIE consortium gathered experts from academia, pharmaceutical industry and regulatory authorities to discuss how non-amimal reserch models can take the step from the lab bench of individual researchers to broad implementation in biomedical research and drug…
Gathering experts in kidney disease, 3R and in vitro technology
For our upcoming workshop, we have gathered international experts on kidney disease, organ-on-chip technology and 3R. The participants also represent different a wide range of different perspectives, providing insights from the pharmaceutical industry, government agencies and academic research. Read more…
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BIRDIE Workshop: Non-animal models in research and drug development
The BIRDIE consortium has gathered experts in kidney disease, pharmacology, organ-on-chip technology and 3R for a workshop to discuss how we can transition to non-animal in research and drug development. The goal of this worksop is to stimulate dialogue between…
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BIRDIE building a foundation for better kidney health
Kidney diseases affects approximately one in every ten individuals globally and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is predicted to become the 5th leading cause of death worldwide. The main causes for CKD include diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as…
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BIRDIE consortium meets in Nantes
On March 2, the whole BIRDIE consortium convened in Nantes to discuss the progress made so far in the project and to plan the coming stage to achieve our goals of creating physiologically relevant in vitro kidney models. The meeting…
Biopixlar biosafety cabinet installed in Nantes
We are very happy to announced that Erland-Noroit has completed the installation of the customized H.Box Class II biosafety cabinet that they have developed specifically for the BIRDIE project and the Biopixlar bioprinting platform. The new instrument setup will be…
An expanded toolbox – The Biopixlar switching head
To fit the research needs within the project, our consortium partner Fluicell has developed a switching toolhead for their Biopixlar bioprinting platform. The toolhead combines a high-precision printhead with a microfluidic open volume liquid dispensing tip. The new toolhead with…
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BIRDIE at TERMIS 2022
Are you attenging TERMIS-EU 2022 this week? During the conference, there are several opportunities to watch presentations by BIRDIE-associated researchers. The BIRDIE program starts tomorrow, June 28, with the symposium Advanced Biotechnology and Biofabrication approaches for soft tissue engineering and…
The Future of In Vitro Models – Workshop
Join us tomorrow at 15:00 CEST for an exciting stakeholder workshop on the future of in vitro models, gathering experts from multiple areas to discuss new opportunities for research and diagnostics. You can join the workshop live on YouTube here:…
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