Scientists intend to create a human simulator for drug testing
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Scientists intend to create a simulator of the human body for testing drugs. The new technology will allow drug manufacturers to quickly test new drugs and move more quickly and safely to clinical trials.
Specialists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology received from the scientific defense agency DARPA and the National Institutes of Health of USA the order for the development of a simulator of the human body, which will improve the efficiency and pace of pharmaceutical testing.
Within the framework of the BIO-MIMETICS project, an electromechanical simulator of the human body will be created that will allow to observe various reactions to medicinal preparations. This platform will simulate human physiology in laboratory conditions, using for this purpose an array of microfluidic chips, electronic control systems, human living cells and tissues.
The model will simulate the functioning of the circulatory system, the immune and endocrine systems, the gastrointestinal tract, the skin, as well as the musculoskeletal, nervous, reproductive, respiratory and urinary systems.
The purpose of this program is to create a universal platform that can accurately predict the consequences of using a particular medicine or toxic substances. Thanks to the new technology, drug manufacturers will be able to quickly test new drugs and move more quickly and safely to clinical trials. Thus, promising medicines that save from many dangerous ailments, will appear on the shelves of pharmacies much earlier.
Recall that last month, in one of the Israeli hospitals, the first robot, which distributes medicines for patients, began its work. Its advantages are obvious: it does not allow errors in dosages, it saves time for medical personnel. Doctors of the hospital consider these changes revolutionary. The strained work of medical personnel in the offices sometimes causes errors in the distribution of medicines. This can happen because of the difficulty in understanding the doctor's handwriting, the wrong medicine or dosage. The robotic system is accurate. In the field of her attention, not only dosage and sensitivity to drugs, but also prevention of possible unwanted interactions between individual drugs.
The system pays special attention to the accounting and distribution of narcotic drugs.
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