Cell cultures and tissue engineering to investigate diseases and the efficacy and toxicity of substances
Understanding the cellular processes and interactions that occur in tissues and organs is an essential part of drug discovery research.
With established cell culture methods as well as some of our own new ones that use the latest technologies such as 3D cell cultures, bioprinting and microfluidics, we are able to determine the mechanisms of diseases and investigate the effects and side effects of substances.
Our research actively supports the 3R principles (reduce, refine and replace animal testing).
Stories
Story
Partnership with Yonsei University College of Medicine
An interview with Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wendeborn
- Date
- 15.10.2025
Story
Testing brain medicines in the fast lane
New in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier helps pharma identify promising candidates.
- Date
- 30.4.2025
- Institute
- Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
Story
Laura Suter-Dick's report of her Sabbatical, at the Fundación Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires
During her stay at the Fundación Instituto Leloir in Buenos Aires, between March and June 2023, Laura was part of the Group around Eduardo Castaño and Laura Morelli investigating brain aging and neurodegeneration, with a research focus on cellular events related to Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, Laura was able to participate as a presenter and as an attendee at the institutional research seminars, where she made contact with top-class researchers from Argentina and abroad.
- Date
- 9.8.2023
- Institute
- Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
Story
Animal experimentation: 3D for 3R
Cellular 3D test systems that emulate organs and their function provide alternatives to animal experiments
- Date
- 12.12.2017
- Institute
- Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
Projects
ORION Flagship
Smart microfactory to foster personalized cancer treatments
- Institute
- Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
- Research field
- Cell biology and in vitro toxicology
Ingreen
Production of functional innovative ingredients from paper and agro-food side-streams
- Institute
- Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
- Research field
- Environmental biotechnology, Molecular nanotechnology, Sustainable resource management and Cell biology and in vitro toxicology
Cell biology and in vitro toxicology
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ProjectsPublications
Contact
Prof. Dr. Laura Suter-Dick
Head of Programme BSc Bioanalytics & Cell Biology
Team Leader Cell Biology and in vitro Toxicology
- Phone
- +41 61 228 56 59
- laura.suterdick@fhnw.ch
