# Placenta-on-chip

Type: Technology

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## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Indian Placenta-on-Chip Replicates 4 Functions for Drug R&D
2026-07-05 00:25:06 · Sector: bio · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 5

Indian researchers have developed a placenta-on-chip that replicates four key maternal-fetal barrier functions—hormone production, glucose transport, urea clearance, and selective permeability—offering pharma a scalable tool for drug safety screening. The device’s response to hyperglycemic conditions mimics gestational diabetes, and its design using conventional well plates enables wide adoption across pharmaceutical R&D labs, potentially cutting costs and accelerating regulatory-required fetal toxicity assessments.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/indian-placenta-on-chip-4-functions-drug-rd

### Placenta-on-Chip Recreates 4 Key Functions, Could Slash Animal Drug Tests
2026-07-05 00:15:20 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 5

An affordable, lab-friendly placenta-on-chip from India reproduces hormone secretion, nutrient transfer, waste removal, and barrier function, while modeling gestational diabetes. Its simple design may replace animal models for drug safety screening in pregnancy.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/placenta-on-chip-4-functions-drug-safety

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