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Optics company invests in 3D cell culture research Featured

Carl Zeiss stock corporation is investing in the life science start-up InSphero, based in Schlieren, Switzerland, to further advance the use of 3D microtissues in research and drug development.

For this purpose, InSphero AG, a specialist in the field of 3D spheroids and cell-based assays for pharmaceutical drug discovery and safety testing, has received an eight-figure amount in its latest round of financing, according to a recent press release on the matter.

Insphero is a private company founded in 2009 with its headquarters in Schlieren, Switzerland. The company has also a U.S. subsidiary in Brunswick, Maine, USA. The business is focused on manufacturing 3D cell culture models and organ chips that mimic human biology.

More information:
https://www.bionity.com/de/news/1180042/zeiss-ventures-investiert-in-das-life-science-start-up-insphero-um-die-3d-zellkulturforschung-voranzutreiben.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bionityde&WT.mc_id=ca0264