Etienne Laurent - MISO Chip - Microfluidic Systems for Next-Generation Functional Cancer Diagnostics

What:
Talk
Part of:
Session 2: Automation for Synthetic Biology
When:
1:15 PM, Sunday 11 Jun 2023 (20 minutes)
Where:
Loyola campus - Concordia University - SP building - room S110 (basement level S1)

The incomplete understanding of the relationship between phenotype and cancer genotype limits the efficacy of genome-based cancer therapeutic matching. This gap can be bridged by functional testing of live patient tumor tissues, which holds immense potential to increase the predictive power of current stratification biomarkers and reduce the dismal >90% failure rate of oncology clinical trials. MISO Chip, a Montreal-based startup, offers a groundbreaking solution by leveraging 3D tumor explant models and novel microfluidic systems that maximize the use of live patient tissues ex vivo. In this talk, CEO Etienne Laurent will highlight the significance and the context of use of Patient-Derived Explants (PDE) in oncology, introduce MISO Chip's state-of-the-art microfluidic systems, and demonstrate how optimal oxygenation of micro-tissues overcomes the traditional limitations of PDE.

Co-author: Thomas Gervais

Etienne Laurent
Etienne Laurent
Speaker
MISO Chip - Spin-off of Polytechnique Montreal and CHUM
CEO & Co-Founder
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