San Diego’s Organovo says that by the end of next year it’ll have a successful 3D-printed human liver made out of live cells.
California biotech startup Organovo has its sights set high, promising to demonstrate the promise of 3D bio-printing technology by unveiling a human organ made of printed living cells by the end the year.
Organovo plans to begin organ-printing with the human liver, constructed by laying down layer after layer of human tissue to form a single organ. To do so, the company needs to develop a sort of vascular system to keep the organ fed with nutrients and oxygen, lest it wither on the printer.