TBPN(@tbpn):FULL INTERVIEW: Andrei Georgescu's company Vivodyne is growing human tissue to test drugs without testing people. He explains why 19/20 drugs fail, how human tissue could replace animal testing, and what this technology could mean for personalized medicine. 01:45 The breakthrough that made large-scale human tissue possible 05:40 Why animal testing fails to translate to humans 07:30 The ethical limits of growing human tissue 09:00 The FDA is pushing alternatives to animal testing 09:40 Using human tissue for personalized medicine 10:00 Growing thousands of copies of a patient’s tissue

2026.08.12 22:28

FULL INTERVIEW: Andrei Georgescu's company Vivodyne is growing human tissue to test drugs without testing people. He explains why 19/20 drugs fail, how human tissue could replace animal testing, and what this technology could mean for personalized medicine. 01:45 The breakthrough that made large-scale human tissue possible 05:40 Why animal testing fails to translate to humans 07:30 The ethical limits of growing human tissue 09:00 The FDA is pushing alternatives to animal testing 09:40 Using human tissue for personalized medicine 10:00 Growing thousands of copies of a patient’s tissue