Drug development

Jacintha Shenton, Imein Bousnina, Michael Oropallo, et al. Opportunities and insights from pharmaceutical companies on the current use of new approach methodologies in nonclinical safety assessment. Drug Discovery Today. 2025;30(4):104328. doi:10.1016/j.drudis.2025.104328

Aakash Patel, Suruchi Poddar, Daniel Nierenberg, et al. Microphysiological system to address the opioid crisis: A novel multi-organ model of acute opioid overdose and recovery. Current Research in Toxicology. 2025;8:100209. doi:10.1016/j.crtox.2024.100209

Hiroshi Kimura, Masaki Nishikawa, Naokata Kutsuzawa, et al. Advancements in Microphysiological systems: Exploring organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies in drug development -focus on pharmacokinetics related organs-. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2025;60:101046. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2024.101046

Surat Parvatam, Francesca Pistollato, Lindsay J. Marshall, et al. Human-based complex in vitro models: their promise and potential for rare disease therapeutics. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2025;13. doi:10.3389/fcell.2025.1526306

Alastair G. Stewart, Avanka Gunatilaka, Bryan Gao. Should culture media for microphysiological systems be nutritionally physiological? Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 2025;3(5):357-358. doi:10.1038/s44222-025-00290-w

Thomas Hartung, Lena Smirnova. A path forward advancing microphysiological systems. ALTEX - Alternatives to animal experimentation. 2025;42(2):183-203. doi:10.14573/altex.2504091

Eric Vallabh Minikel, Jeffery L. Painter, Coco Chengliang Dong, Matthew R. Nelson. Refining the impact of genetic evidence on clinical success. Nature. 2024:1-6. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07316-0

Thomas Hartung. The (misleading) role of animal models in drug development. Frontiers in Drug Discovery. 2024;4. doi:10.3389/fddsv.2024.1355044

Pelin L. Candarlioglu, Louise Delsing, Lauren Gauthier, et al. Application of microphysiological systems for nonclinical evaluation of cell therapies. Alternatives to Animal Experimentation. 2024;41(3):469-484. doi:10.14573/altex.2402201

Ingrid Berg, Pia Härvelid, Wolfgang Emanuel Zürrer, Marianna Rosso, Daniel S. Reich, Benjamin Victor Ineichen. Which experimental factors govern successful animal-to-human translation in multiple sclerosis drug development? A systematic review and meta-analysis. eBioMedicine. 2024;110. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105434