Hesperos Presenting at Advanced Science Seminars

Hesperos, Inc. is excited to announce that our Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, James J. Hickman, Ph.D., will be presenting at the upcoming Advanced Science Seminars. Hosted by Advanced Science, this live virtual event highlights groundbreaking research and methodologies in the biological sciences.

Seminar Presentation: “Development of a multiorgan microphysiological (MPS) comorbidities model to study age-related diseases”
Dr. Hickman will present on the development of a functional MPS model that integrates sarcopenic skeletal muscle and hypertrophic cardiomyocytes to study age-related diseases. The presentation describes how this serum-free, pumpless, interconnected system—incorporating primary hepatocytes, hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, and hiPSC-derived skeletal muscle cells—replicates in vivo cellular behavior and organ-specific interactions. Dr. Hickman will highlight how the platform provides clinically relevant functional readouts (via MEAs and cantilevers) to test the efficacy and off-target toxicity of current therapeutics for complex, co-existing conditions. This talk builds upon the recent Advanced Biology publicaton co-authored by Dr. Hickman (G. Srivastava et al., 2026).
Link to talk

About the Speaker
James J. Hickman, Ph.D., is the Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Hesperos, Inc. He is also the Founding Director of the NanoScience Technology Center at the University of Central Florida. A pioneer in the field, Dr. Hickman has spent over 30 years developing functional in vitro systems. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the National Academy of Inventors, and is the President of the International Microphysiological Systems Society (IMPSS).