Biotech startup Bexorg uses postmortem human brains for drug testing with BrainEx perfusion system
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Jason Weisberger
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Summary
Bexorg, a New Haven biotech startup, is using donated postmortem human brains to test experimental drugs. Its BrainEx system perfuses intact brains with artificial fluids shortly after death, keeping molecular and cellular functions active so researchers can observe how therapies behave in real human tissue. This approach offers a more accurate alternative to animal testing or cell cultures for drug development.
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· 3 pulledBexorg has found a way to make drug testing sound like a deleted scene from RoboCop: remove a dead person's brain, hook it to a machine, and see what experimental drugs do.
Its BrainEx system perfuses the intact brain with artificial fluids, keeping molecular and cellular functions active long enough for researchers to see how therapies behave in real human tissue.
The company is extracting human brains just hours after their owners died and then hooking them up to specialized equipment.
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