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Scientific poster: Development and characterization of human iPSC-derived 3D neurospheres for disease modeling and drug discovery

Written by Ncardia Stem Cell Experts | June 20, 2024

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be differentiated and culture to generate
iPSC-derived 3D neurospheres to better recapitulate the biology, morphology and molecular
dynamics observed in vivo. Additionally, these models can be developed from patient-derived
iPSCs, thus increasing their relevance and predictability.

Here we describe our iPSC platform for cell differentiation at high volumes of Ncyte® Astrocytes
and Ncyte® Cortical neurons and how we used them to develop 3D neurospheres amenable for
high-throughput screening. 

This assay platform shows promise in:

- Modeling in vitro relevant neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

- Performing with high robustness to be integrated in drug screening

- Protocol can be easily adapted to patient derived iPSC lines for disease modeling, target identification and screening to support you through your drug discovery process