Why organs-on-chips raise the odds in drug development | Jos Joore | TEDxBoerhaavedistrictStudio

The development of pharmaceuticals is a hugely expensive and uncertain process. Jos Joore explains why and offers a possible solution for more efficient drug development.

Credits and thanks to: Recording studio sponsor @ University of Applied Sciences Leiden. Graphic design by Esmé Postma, Ire Oyekan and Sheila Herron. Intro music Birds by Scandinavianz |   / scandinavianz   Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Jos Joore is a biologist, biotech entrepreneur, and co-CEO & co-founder of MIMETAS in The Netherlands. Their innovative ‘organ-on-a-chip disease models,’ have paved a way for more human/patient-centric drug discovery and development approaches within the pharmaceutical industry.
Jos has over 30 years of experience working in bioscience with innovative biotech companies, and hopes to change the way we approach drug development against 21st century diseases, and improve the focus to be more holistic for patients. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx