Madison-area companies and researchers are advancing drug discovery through models of the human brain grown from stem cells, creating research tools that could offer alternatives to traditional animal testing.
Mike Hendrickson, vice president of operations at BrainXell, shows the liquid nitrogen tanks used to store vials of cells at the Madison company. BrainXell serves customers as far away as New Zealand.
Caitlin Hielsberg, a research and development associate, works in the lab at BrainXell. Hielsberg and her colleagues develop specialized and sometimes custom brain cells for research.
Caitlin Hielsberg, a research and development associate, shows a vial that is used to store cells at BrainXell. The specialized cells are sold to researchers around the world to help advance drug discoveries for neurological conditions.
Mike Hendrickson, vice president of operations at BrainXell, shows the liquid nitrogen tanks used to store vials of cells at the Madison company. BrainXell serves customers as far away as New Zealand.
Caitlin Hielsberg, a research and development associate, shows a vial that is used to store cells at BrainXell. The specialized cells are sold to researchers around the world to help advance drug discoveries for neurological conditions.
Caitlin Hielsberg, a research and development associate, works in the lab at BrainXell. Hielsberg and her colleagues develop specialized and sometimes custom brain cells for research.
