Rising Need of Organ-on-Chip Products and Technologies

 The process of drug development and safety testing is extremely expensive and time-consuming. Animal testing is a vital part of drug development process, which is beneficial for researchers in understanding the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of various medical conditions. However, there are several concerns over the validity of animal research; drugs that seem to be safe and effective in animals usually turn out to be harmful or ineffective in humans, as animal models often do not accurately reflect human physiology. Due to this biological mismatch, several toxic drugs are subjected to costly clinical trials, while potentially useful drugs do not get commercialized. Until recently, it was observed that these models display unparalleled flexibility in simulating and studying the complicated and delicate interactions between various cell types and tissues in humans. This is demonstrated by the statistic that 80% of the medications intended to target human disorders successfully com...