Marisa Meloni has contributed to the scientific program of Cosmetotest, on the Cosmetotest Preclinical Day - May the 26th - with a presentation entitled ‘Advantages and limitations of 3D spheroids platforms for preclinical applications’ The differences and potentiality of 3D spheroids and organoids in translational research were presented [...]

VitroScreen has contributed with a Poster to the International Societies for Investigative Dermatology meeting: ‘An Advanced Micro Physiological System for Dermatological applications’ The work describes the application of genomics and proteomics analysis to characterize VitroScreen ORATM dermis spheroids in term of cell-matrix interaction, structure and metabolic activity. The [...]

On February the 9th, VitroScreen organized a scientific seminar to open a discussion on the qualification and classification issues for substance based medical devices (SBMDs) as introduced by the Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/475 (MDR) and faced by the MDCG 2022-5 guidance on borderline products. The discussion with [...]

VitroScreen was present at ESTIV 2022 where Laura Ceriotti gave a presentation at the Medical Device section entitled: Biocompatibility of medical devices: eye irritation of preserved and unpreserved eye drops on HCE model

VitroScreen was present at ESTIV 2022 where Elisa Caviola gave a presentation on a research study entitled: Vascularized Dermopapilla 3D scaffold free Spheroids: an advanced micro-physiological system for hair growth research. A novel model of Vascularized Dermopapilla (VASC-DP) spheroid has been developed by co-culturing primary human hair DermoPapilla [...]

VitroScreen partecipated to the inaugural Microphysiological Systems (MPS) World Summit in New Orleans and contributed with 3 posters: Scaffold-Free Human Adipe Spheroids Model: Phenotype Dependent Inflammatory Response (abstract n. 94) Scaffold-Free Colonic Intestinal Spheroids: Preliminary Design for IBD Disease Modelling (abstract n. 113) Scaffold-Free Cartilage Spheroids Model: Application [...]

VitroScreen has contributed to the Summer School on Alternative Methods: from Complexity to Predictivity  with a presentation given on June the 8th by Laura Ceriotti (Regulatory Specialist) and entitled: Eye hazard classification: the road to discriminate  between UN GHS category 1 and 2 [...]

This webinar, presented by Laura Ceriotti (Regulatory Specialist) and Paolo Buratti (GLP Study Director), showcased the opportunities offered by 3D reconstructed human tissues to demonstrate the physical mode of action of substance-based medical devices in line with the requirements of the EU Medical Device Regulation  2017/745 (MDR). [...]

VitroScreen is happy to contribute to the Scientif programme of the first edition of Cosmetotest: a Symposium on Preclinical and Clinical Testing for Dermocosmetics. Marisa Meloni, CEO, will present a talk titled «Inflammatory models for acne treatment»

«A replacement challenge: our experience on Thyroid Endocrine Disruptors» --- Member of the EU-NETVAL, VitroScreen laboratory is involved in promotion and validation of alternative methods: since 2019 it partecipates in a project coordinated by EURL-ECVAM on NAM for thyroid disruptors. The 2 years’ experience gained by VitroScreen on [...]

VitroScreen has contributed to the Adebiotech Conference introducing VitroScreen models for the gastro-intestinal tract. Marisa Meloni gave a presentation entitled: A pre-clinical path on gastro-intestinal tract: from 3D epithelial models to intestinal spheroids An advanced MPS has been presented:  the VitroScreen ORA intestinal model that mirrors the Inflammatory [...]

VitroScreen has contributed to the SFC’s International Scientific Symposium with a presentation entitled: MIRRORING a HEALTHY SKIN: the role of ECM in a Dermis Micro Physiological System given by Francesca Rescigno, responsable of VitroScreen ORA® platform.

VitroScreen has contributed to the Summer School on Alternative Methods in Science with a presentation given on June the 7th by Laura Ceriotti (Regulatory Specialist) and entitled: Skin irritation potential and biocompatibility of complex mixtures

VitroScreen will contribute to the virtual event with a lecture given by Marisa Meloni, CEO, entitled: Targeting inflammasome mechanisms as a possible role of the microbiota in skin ageing Ageing is characterized by a low-grade systemic inflammation determined by proteins and proinflammatory cytokines release. Age-associated low grade inflammation, also [...]