Organovo Holdings, Inc., (NASDA:ONVO) is a biotechnology company developing bioprinted human tissues based on its 3D human tissue platform technology that emulate human biology and diseases. The firm's 3D human tissue platform includes its proprietary NovoGen Bioprinters -- automated devices that enable the fabrication of 3D living tissues comprised mammalian cells; and related technologies for preparing bio-inks and bioprinting multicellular tissues with complex architecture. The company offers ExVive human liver tissue and ExVive human kidney tissue used for predictive preclinical testing of drug compounds. Organovo is also developing in vivo liver tissues to treat end-stage liver, life-threatening, and orphan diseases. In addition, the company offers preclinical in vitro disease modeling platforms, including a range of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis conditions. Further, it is involved in various programs to develop its NovoTissues to address various serious unmet medical needs primarily focusing on liver disease. Organovo Holdings, Inc. has a collaboration agreement with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, and Leiden University Medical Center to develop stem cell-based bioprinted tissue treatments for kidney diseases
