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Hesperos Wins ACC.25 Pitch Competition as FDA Unveils Plan to Move Beyond Animal Testing

By Hesperos | May 1, 2025 | 0 Comments

“This impressive achievement underscores Hesperos’ innovative Human-on-a-Chip organ system technology that provides drug and (other medical product) developers more informative results about their products, more quickly and at lower cost than conventional animal testing.   This validation … Read More

FDA Announces Strategic Roadmap to Reduce Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies

By Hesperos | April 16, 2025 | 0 Comments
FDA News Release FDA Announces Plan to Phase Out Animal Testing Requirement for Monoclonal Antibodies and Other Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies by leveraging more effective, human relevant methods including technologies like our Human-on-a-Chip! This exciting announcement outlines a 3-year strategic … Read More

Recap: Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting 2025

By Hesperos | April 8, 2025 | 0 Comments

Our team had the privilege of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting and ToxExpo 2025 March 16-20th.  SOT brought experts in the field of toxicology together for five days of scientific sessions, poster presentations, and … Read More

In Memoriam: Jeffrey M. Anderson, PhD

By Hesperos | March 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

In loving memory of Jeffrey M. Anderson February 16, 1957 – March 1, 2025 We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jeffrey M. Anderson, PhD. Dr. Anderson passed away on March 1, 2025, after … Read More

New Study with Vanda Pharmaceuticals Explores Personalized Treatment Development Using Human-on-a-Chip

By Hesperos | March 12, 2025 | 0 Comments

“[This] is a demonstration of how these novel technologies can be leveraged to develop a new treatment paradigm – moving away from the one-treatment-fits-all perspective and towards the development of personalized medicines,” Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D., … Read More

Michael Shuler, PhD – Ask Me Anything: Body-On-A-Chip

By Hesperos | February 24, 2025 | 0 Comments

Ask Me Anything: Body-On-A-Chip Michael Shuler, PhD was featured on Technology Network’s Ask Me Anything: Body-On-A-Chip webinar and answered questions from a live audience.  January 31, 2025: Hosted by Technology Networks, Hesperos President Michael Shuler, PhD, … Read More

Hesperos and UCF Researchers Develop Human-on-a-Chip® Platform to Address Opioid Crisis

By Hesperos | January 9, 2025 | 0 Comments
Title of a scientific journal article that reads "Microphysiological system to address the opioid crisis: A novel multi-organ model of acute opioid overdose and recovery"

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Researchers from Hesperos and the University of Central Florida have developed a groundbreaking model using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cortical neurons to better understand and combat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Their research, published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, aims to improve our understanding and treatment of the disease.