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Angiogenesis, the sprouting of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, plays an important role in the maintenance of body homeostasis and the progression of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, among others. Studying vessel formation can help identify and validate targets and candidates for treatment of a variety of diseases. Using Ncardia’s human iPSC-derived endothelial cells, we developed a capillary-on-a-chip model^*, that is compatible with automated cell plating and imaging systems to enable efficient compound screening.

Disturbances in calcium signaling are associated with many neurodegenerative diseases and cardiomyopathies. Fluorescence-based assays with iPSC-derived cardiac and neuronal models can be used to monitor short and long-term drug-induced changes on calcium transients. Our scientists develop the most optimal calcium transient assay for each project and can scale it up for high-throughput screening, to accurately evaluate efficacy and safety of drug candidates early in drug development.