Stem cell research company Celprogen Inc. recently announced that it has successfully used brain stem cells to 3D print human brain organelles. The depicted 3D printed brain model is specifically designed to test how drugs cross the blood-brain barrier. Celprogen also said it will showcase its research on 3D bioprinted human brains at the upcoming annual neuroscience conference in San Diego.
A special biomatrix gel material (CEP707) is used to form a 3D printed brain, which contains human brain stem cells, brain extracellular matrix, and culture medium.
According to Celprogen, 3D printed brain organelles are "conventionally used" for research in internal toxicology and drug discovery programs, as well as studying different types of brain cancer.
Through this research and experiment, the company says it has identified 11 possible lead compounds. Potential drug candidates for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and glioblastoma.
In addition to 3D printed human brain organelles, Celprogen has many other bioprinting projects in progress。