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UBC venture has a new approach to 3D bioprinting to create human cells for drug trials

Posted on Mon, Mar 17, 2014 - 12:00am

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The first thing that popped into Simon Beyer’s mind when he heard about 3D bio-printing was a scene from the 1997 film The Fifth Element where scientists reconstruct an entire person from just a hand. “It sounds like science fiction,” says the UBC PhD student and one of the founders ofAspect Biosystems, a company that is using 3D printing technology to create human tissue.