BBSRC | How Bone Grows in #Space: BBSRC-Supported Technology Heads to Space for #CellGrowth Experiments @bbsrcmedia | Uploaded April 2015 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
A rocket carrying technology developed with BBSRC support has blasted into space for use in experiments on board the #InternationalSpaceStation (ISS).
Alvetex® Scaffold technology, produced by Durham University spin-out company Reinnervate, allows cells to be grown in three dimensions (3D) and offers a more life-like model of how cells grow in tissues.
A team from Massachusetts General Hospital investigating bone loss during bed rest, in microgravity or through diseases such as #osteoporosis, will use the Alvetex® Scaffold in experiments 150 miles above the surface of the Earth after the equipment is delivered by the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
BBSRC-funded research by Professor Stefan Przyborski and his team at Durham University was crucial to the development of the #technology.
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A rocket carrying technology developed with BBSRC support has blasted into space for use in experiments on board the #InternationalSpaceStation (ISS).
Alvetex® Scaffold technology, produced by Durham University spin-out company Reinnervate, allows cells to be grown in three dimensions (3D) and offers a more life-like model of how cells grow in tissues.
A team from Massachusetts General Hospital investigating bone loss during bed rest, in microgravity or through diseases such as #osteoporosis, will use the Alvetex® Scaffold in experiments 150 miles above the surface of the Earth after the equipment is delivered by the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
BBSRC-funded research by Professor Stefan Przyborski and his team at Durham University was crucial to the development of the #technology.
Learn more ▶️ ukri.org/about-us/bbsrc
Let’s connect!
Twitter 🔗 twitter.com/BBSRC
LinkedIn 🔗 linkedin.com/company/bbsrc
YouTube 🔗 youtube.com/user/bbsrcmedia
ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL (BBSRC)
EPSRC creates knowledge in engineering and physical sciences for UK capability to benefit society and the economy.
Find out more ▶️ ukri.org/councils/bbsrc
#BBSRC #Biotechnology #BiologicalSciences #BiotechnologyResearch #Innovation
