3 March 2021
Bioengineering company CN Bio announced it has received a grant from Innovate UK, to develop human-relevant single and multi-organ models to advance research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. The funding will allow CN Bio to develop and test advanced cell culture models that represent different parts of the lung and subsequently link these models to other organs, such as the liver and gut, to guide the development of novel Covid-19 therapeutics.
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