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Article written by Jasleen Dhaliwal and Jennifer Doucet From engineered heart tissues to real-world patient outcomes, Canadian researchers have shown how organ-on-a-chip technology can accelerate the path from discovery to treatment. A recent Phase 3 trial in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy confirmed the effectiveness of mavacamten, building on earlier studies that used patient-specific cardiac tissues…

Article written by Alaa Alsaafin On June 18–19, nearly 200 scientists, clinicians, engineers, trainees, and industry partners gathered for the 2026 CRAFT Research Symposium at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus at the University of Toronto.  Photo by Aaron Demeter The two-day CRAFT Research Symposium showcased the latest advances in microfluidics research while fostering new collaborations across academia, healthcare, government, and industry. The symposium kicked off…

A team led by Prof. Axel Günther has reported an in situ printing platform for conformal deposition of biomaterial inks on curved anatomical surfaces, with validation under microgravity. Recently published in Biofabrication, the work moves beyond conventional descriptions of “3D bioprinting” by focusing on point-of-care delivery directly onto anatomically relevant surfaces, rather than fabrication of…