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June 2, 2022

With funding over the last ten years from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), The Drug Discovery Institute has been developing the Microphysiology Systems Database. We have recently launched BioSystics, Inc. , with the Microphysiology Systems Database at its core, the BioSystics Analytics Platform (BioSystics-AP™) captures, analyzes, computationally models and shares data, while developing new knowledge from patient-derived experimental and in vitro model data as a major step to accelerate the path to Patient Digital Twins for precision medicine. The BioSystics team, lead by Dr. D. Lansing Taylor, will introduce the BioSystics-AP™ at the Microphysiology Systems World Summit in New Orleans, May 30-June 3, 2022.

June 2, 2022

Dr. D. Lansing Taylor spoke at the MPS World Summit on Friday, June 3rd, 2022 in New Orleans:  “A Complete Platform for Preclinical Trials of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Including a Patient Specific, Human, Biomimetic Liver Microphysiology System and a Portal to the BioSystics, Inc Analytical Platform” 

Additional presentations given by UPDDI members to the MPS World Summit: 

Xia, M, “A Patient-derived iPSC Liver Acinus Microphysiology System is an Innovative Precision Medicine Platform for Optimizing Clinical Trial Design of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)”.

Maggiore, J, “The BioSystics Analytics Platform: Today a Comprehensive Analytical Platform Creating Actionable Knowledge from in vitro Models, Clinical and Preclinical Data and Soon a Platform to Create Patient Digital Twins”.  

Aleman, J, ”A Microphysiological System Coupling of Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) to Endocrine Pancreatic Islets”

June 2, 2022

Dr. D. Lansing Taylor, the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute, and Dr. Lawrence Vernetti, Director of Early Drug safety have been awarded an SBIR in conjunction with Simulations Plus for the development of BIOLOGXsym™ Macromolecule Safety Software.

June 2, 2022

The UPDDI has recently relocated to a new 7400 sq. ft. space on the 4th floor of the Pittsburgh Technology Center (PTC) building located at 700 Technology Drive within the Pittsburgh Technology Center development.

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