Skin Models

Human skin to better predict clinical trial outcomes Based on the Tech Nation interview with Dr. Eric Merle, our Chief Bussiness Innovation Officer by Moira Gunn, in February 2022. The entire Tech Nation Radio Podcast is available here. Eric's interview starts at 44:00 mins. Close is not good enough We've grown used to testing drugs in animals because some animalsRead more

Before proceeding to clinical trials in humans, today’s scientists study drug efficacy and toxicity in animals. Even though animal studies clearly raise ethical questions, it is considered even more unethical to conduct studies directly on humans without prior testing. Genoskin provides a unique alternative to animal testing and to human trials, using real, immunocompetent human skin. Why human skin isRead more

Advancing New Approach Methodologies for ethical & reliable drug development New Approach Methodologies: Changing drug development as we know it Drug development is long, expensive, and painfully inefficient. With 90% of drug candidates failing before clinical approval, the industry is desperate for human-relevant, predictive tools—this is where New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) have emerged as a vital solution. At Genoskin, weRead more

Article written by Danny Sullivan and first published in Longevity Technology on October 28th, 2021. The original article is available here. Genoskin can help de-risk antiaging trials with the only live human skin model available for subcutaneous administration testing With its proprietary ex vivo human skin technologies, French partner research organisation Genoskin says it is paving the way to “better,Read more

Top advantages of ordering NativeSkin access® vs sourcing skin directly from hospitals Interested in trying NativeSkin access®? Do you still think that sourcing skin samples directly from hospitals is the only valid way? Let us change your mind with these top advantages to ordering  NativeSkin access® online! NativeSkin access® is a patented human skin model that makes the culture, treatment,Read more

Using NativeSkin® to evaluate poison ivy effects  A couple of months ago, Genoskin’s team started to wonder: “Why not try to better understand poison ivy dermatitis through our NativeSkin® model ?” In this article, we summarize information about what is known regarding the poison ivy reaction and what happens on a macroscopic level when poison ivy toxin is applied toRead more