NETRI builds compartmentalized microfluidic devices integrating multi-electrode arrays with innervated tissue models.
What is the problem?
Nearly every organ in the body is innervated, and neural signaling modulates drug efficacy, toxicity, and pain response — yet standard preclinical models lack any neural component. Two-dimensional cell cultures, simple organoids, and even most organs-on-chip omit the nervous system entirely.
What is their solution?
NETRI builds compartmentalized microfluidic devices integrating multi-electrode arrays with innervated tissue models. Distinct cell populations — sensory neurons in one compartment, target tissue in another — connect via microchannels that permit axonal projection and synaptic communication while maintaining biochemical separation.
