New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists

Organ-on-Chip Technology | Innovative New Technology with Daniel Levner, Ph.D.

September 12, 2022 Episode 122
New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists
Organ-on-Chip Technology | Innovative New Technology with Daniel Levner, Ph.D.
Show Notes

Daniel Levner, Ph.D.,  joins Hannah to discuss Organ-chip technology from Emulate. Levner explains the "origin story" of organ-on-chip technology, the research applications and how this evolving technology can emulate human biology. Also, Levner shares what the future holds for this technology and how it will allow researchers to develop new solutions. 

To learn more about Emulate, visit: https://emulatebio.com/

About Daniel Levner, Ph.D.:
Levner is the Chief Technology Officer at Emulate. He joined the Emulate founding team during his role as a Senior Staff Scientist with the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. There, he led the advanced engineering team responsible for developing the Emulate Organ-Chips platform and played a key leadership role formulating innovative approaches for bridging biologists, engineers and business stakeholders. Levner received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University as well as an MS in aeronautics and astronautics, also from Stanford. He has authored numerous publications and more than 70 issued and pending US patents.

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