Auxilium bioprints kidney and liver tissues in space for the first time

Auxilium Biotechnologies says it bioprinted kidney and liver tissues aboard the International Space Station in the “first demonstration of a scalable, multi-product biomanufacturing platform in space.” The San Diego-based biotech and device developer used its Auxilium Microfabrication Platform (AMP-1) 3D bioprinter for the first-of-its-kind mission, which also included orbital bioprinting of cartilage tissue and nerve…

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