First to use intact GI tissue in robotic drug screening
Screen oral drug candidates for absorption in human GI tissue; Test drug toxicity in functional intact tissue; Identify lead formulations with high GI absorption; Develop new oral therapeutics to replace injectable drugs; Evaluate drug delivery timing and location in GI tract
Invented by MIT Langer Lab; Co-founded by Robert Langer and Dr. Giovanni Traverso; Featured in Nature and StatNews; Partnerships with NIH and Scientific American; Preclinical stage with multiple drug development programs