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Research SpotlightsSustainable Futures: creating a healthy planet for all
November 6, 2025 -
Translation NewsCrossing the barrier: Wyss Brain Targeting Program is delivering on its promise
October 22, 2025 -
Press ReleaseHuman Organ Chip technology sets stage for pan-influenza A CRISPR RNA therapies
October 15, 2025 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute receives Wellcome Leap funding to develop first Human Organ Chip model for heavy menstrual bleeding
September 19, 2025 -
Press ReleaseForging a novel therapeutic path for patients with Rett Syndrome using AI
July 2, 2025 -
Press ReleasePrecision oncology Organ Chip platform accurately and actionably predicts chemotherapy responses of patients suffering from esophageal adenocarcinoma
June 27, 2025 -
Press ReleaseBroad-spectrum coronavirus drug developed through AI-enabled dynamic modeling
June 12, 2025 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute at Harvard University announces appointment of Natalie Artzi to Associate Institute Director
May 29, 2025 -
CommunityKilling science will strangle the economy
May 6, 2025 -
CommunityCommon Sense
April 25, 2025 -
CommunityCould Trump’s War on Harvard Spell the End of U.S. Leadership in Science?
April 22, 2025 -
Press ReleaseImplantable biosensors get a major longevity boost
March 13, 2025 -
CommunityBringing the American Economic Flywheel to a Screeching Halt
February 13, 2025 -
AwardsARPA-H-recognized iNode team seeks vital support to treat ovarian cancer with first-in-class implantable immune organs
January 30, 2025 -
Press ReleaseDARPA-ABC program supports Wyss Institute-led collaboration toward deeper understanding of anesthesia and safe drugs enabling anesthesia without the need for extensive monitoring
January 15, 2025 -
AwardsWyss Institute’s iNodes team receives ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health award to advance the first implantable immune organs to treat ovarian cancer
November 12, 2024 -
Press Release“Suspended animation” drug could aid organ transplantation and survival from traumatic injury
September 24, 2024 -
CommunityPreventing pollution with bioinspired solutions
September 19, 2024 -
Press ReleaseAlzheimer’s drug may someday help save lives by inducing a state of “suspended animation”
August 22, 2024 -
AwardsWyss Institute Research Collaboration Awarded ARPA-H Agreement to Develop Disease-Agnostic Immunotherapeutic RNA Platform
July 15, 2024 -
Translation NewsPlastic Degradation Company, Breaking, Emerges from Stealth with Naturally-Derived Solution to Degrade Multiple Plastics with $10.5M in Seed Funding
April 17, 2024 -
Press ReleaseEmpty “backpacks” activate the immune system against cancer
March 19, 2024 -
Translation NewsIntroducing the Wyss Lumineers Class of 2023
February 21, 2024 -
Press ReleaseAdvancing precision diagnostics at the patient point-of-care
February 8, 2024 -
Research SpotlightsAnnouncing the 2024 “Faculty Focus” List
January 25, 2024 -
Press ReleaseA malaria drug treatment could save babies’ lives
December 19, 2023 -
AwardsHighly Cited Researchers 2023 honors 13 Wyss faculty members
November 15, 2023 -
AwardsWyss Institute at Harvard University wins BARDA contract to leverage human Organ Chips to advance knowledge and drug discovery for broad range of health security threats
October 18, 2023 -
Press ReleaseHuman Lung Chip leveraged to faithfully model radiation-induced lung injury
October 17, 2023 -
Press ReleaseBarrett’s esophagus modeled in a human Organ Chip
June 8, 2023 -
Press ReleaseNot all statins are created equal
May 9, 2023 -
Press ReleaseAttacking COVID-19’s moving antibody target
February 2, 2023 -
Translation NewsWyss Lumineers Class of 2022 announced
January 25, 2023 -
Translation NewsKraft Heinz partners with Wyss Institute to make sugar healthier
December 20, 2022 -
Press ReleaseAccelerating pathogen identification in infants and children with bloodstream infections
December 2, 2022 -
Press ReleaseA breakthrough in bacterial vaginosis treatment for women’s health
November 28, 2022 -
Awards14 Wyss Faculty named Highly Cited Researchers in 2022
November 16, 2022 -
Press ReleaseWyss researchers discover a new type of RNA that inhibits a broad range of viral infections
October 5, 2022 -
Translation NewsUnravel Biosciences licenses Wyss Institute platform technology from Harvard and Tufts University to decode, model, and treat complex diseases
September 27, 2022 -
Translation NewsThe Wyss Institute’s 2022-2023 Validation Projects
September 12, 2022 -
Press ReleaseNew portable diagnostic detects SARS-CoV-2 RNA and antibodies at the same time
August 8, 2022 -
Press ReleaseDon Ingber to Receive 2022 Award from Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science
August 2, 2022 -
AwardsDon Ingber awarded Animal Free Research UK’s Pioneer Medal
June 29, 2022 -
Translation NewsHarvard Wyss Institute’s eRapid multiplexed biosensor technology licensed to StataDX to enable new diagnostics for neurological, cardiovascular, and renal diseases
June 24, 2022 -
Press ReleaseModeling a devastating childhood disease on a chip
June 23, 2022 -
Press ReleaseTo treat or to tolerate (pathogens), that is the question
June 16, 2022 -
Press ReleaseFighting viruses is as easy as breathing
April 8, 2022 -
Press ReleaseThe immune system is very complicated, but now, it’s on a chip
March 15, 2022 -
Translation NewsHarvard Wyss Institute’s eRapid sensor technology licensed to Antisoma Therapeutics to facilitate infectious and immune disease and cancer diagnostics
March 7, 2022 -
Video/AnimationGiving old drugs new life…to save lives
February 17, 2022 -
Translation NewsCantex licenses intellectual property from Harvard University to develop repurposed drug identified by Wyss Institute to treat inflammatory lung diseases including COVID-19
February 23, 2022 -
Translation NewsWyss Lumineers Class of 2021 Announced
January 24, 2022 -
Press ReleaseCystic fibrosis faithfully modeled in a human Lung Airway Chip
November 19, 2021 -
AwardsWyss faculty members named top translational and highly cited researchers of the year
November 18, 2021 -
Press ReleaseA new tool for studying COVID’s impact on gut health
November 8, 2021 -
AwardsHarvard’s Wyss Institute Receives Funding Award from BARDA
September 24, 2021 -
Press ReleasePredicting influenza virus evolution in a human Lung Airway Chip
September 20, 2021 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute announces Industrial Participant Program (IPP) to accelerate the development of urgently needed diagnostic capabilities
September 13, 2021 -
Press ReleaseeRapid: developing a multiplexed electrochemical diagnostic platform from the ground up
September 9, 2021 -
Press ReleaseThinking without a brain
July 15, 2021 -
Press ReleaseBiomaterial vaccines ward off broad range of bacterial infections and septic shock
July 8, 2021 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute initiates industry partnership to facilitate brain-targeted drug delivery
June 10, 2021 -
Translation NewsHarvard University licenses its nasal swab collection technology, developed at the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School, to Mass. startup Rhinostics
May 4, 2021 -
Press ReleaseHuman organ chips enable rapid drug repurposing for COVID-19
May 3, 2021 -
Press ReleaseOf mice and men and leveraging their different tolerance to pathogens
March 15, 2021 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute collaborates with GBS Inc. on the Wyss’ eRapid-based COVID-19 diagnostic to help curb the pandemic
February 17, 2021 -
Press ReleaseDetecting multiple sepsis biomarkers from whole blood – made fast, accurate, and cheap
February 12, 2021 -
Press ReleaseWyss Founding Director Donald Ingber elected to the National Academy of Engineering
February 10, 2021 -
AwardsDon Ingber receives prestigious Wilbur Cross Medal from Yale University
December 15, 2020 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute licenses its eRapid technology to The iQ Group Global to accelerate the development of COVID-19 diagnostics
November 30, 2020 -
AwardsWyss Institute Celebrates Highly Cited and Top Translational Researchers
November 20, 2020 -
Translation NewsEntrepreneurship in the era of COVID-19
November 17, 2020 -
Translation NewsHarvard Wyss Institute’s nasal swab and toehold switch technologies licensed to Agile Biodetection to facilitate SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic efforts
October 5, 2020 -
Press ReleaseHydroxychloroquine does not inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in preclinical models
August 26, 2020 -
Press ReleaseGetting under the skin of psoriasis
July 22, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsBiostasis Project Advances to Next Phase of Development
July 7, 2020 -
Press ReleaseRepurposing approved drugs for COVID-19 at an accelerated pace
June 16, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsWyss-designed swabs enter human trials for COVID-19
April 28, 2020 -
Research Spotlights“The world changed, so we changed with it”
April 7, 2020 -
Press ReleaseThe Wyss Institute’s response to COVID-19: Beating back the coronavirus
April 6, 2020 -
Research SpotlightsDon’t hate your guts – heal them
February 10, 2020 -
Press ReleaseHuman Body-on-Chip platform enables in vitro prediction of drug behaviors in humans
January 27, 2020 -
Press ReleaseSuccessfully predicting bone marrow failure caused by drugs, radiation, and disease
January 27, 2020 -
Press ReleaseInvestigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal
December 3, 2019 -
Press ReleaseA lifeline for leaky lung cells
December 2, 2019 -
AwardsWyss Institute is proud to have 11 Highly Cited Researchers in 2019
November 25, 2019 -
Press ReleaseMoving diagnostics out of the lab and into your hand
November 11, 2019 -
Translation NewsLiver-Chip Identifies Distinct Drug Toxicities in Human, Rat, and Dog Models
November 6, 2019 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Joins Global Virus Network to Help Combat Viral Threats
October 24, 2019 -
CommunityWyss Symposium Offers Glimpse into the Future of Diagnostics
September 26, 2019 -
Research SpotlightsThinner shells for delivering gentler therapeutic bursts
September 23, 2019 -
Research SpotlightsOverhauling diagnostics for better patient care
September 17, 2019 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute and Miraki Innovation Unveil BOA Biomedical to Reduce Sepsis Deaths
September 10, 2019 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Faculty Curate “Selects” Exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
July 9, 2019 -
Press ReleaseEnhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs in vivo-like drug and antibody transport
June 13, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHansjörg Wyss, Harvard M.B.A. ’65, Gives Unprecedented Third Major Gift to Harvard to Support the Wyss Institute’s Mission to Develop and Commercialize World-Changing Technologies
June 7, 2019 -
Video/AnimationSaving the Planet with Robots, Microbes, and Nanotechnology
June 5, 2019 -
Press ReleaseOrgan Chips Featured at Barbican Centre in London
May 16, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHuman gut microbiome physiology can now be studied in vitro using Organ Chip technology
May 13, 2019 -
Press ReleaseBlurring the Line Between Science, Art, and Design
May 10, 2019 -
Press ReleaseHuman microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal E. coli infections
March 20, 2019 -
Research SpotlightsHarnessing Nature to Beat Cancer
February 28, 2019 -
Press ReleasePlatelet “Decoys” Outsmart Both Clots and Cancer
February 13, 2019 -
AwardsWyss Institute Director Donald Ingber Wins Grand Challenge Funding from Cancer Research UK
January 23, 2019 -
AwardsEight Wyss faculty among most highly cited researchers in 2018
December 18, 2018 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute commences multidisciplinary project to identify mechanisms and means to induce a state of suspended animation
December 17, 2018 -
AwardsDonald Ingber appointed to Friedrich Merz Guest Professorship at Goethe University
December 5, 2018 -
AwardsSasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad honored with 2018 Lush Young Researcher award
November 19, 2018 -
AwardsFDA expands award to Wyss Institute for radiation treatment studies using Organ Chips
November 1, 2018 -
Research SpotlightsFewer steps in the lab, one more leap for organs-on-chips
October 29, 2018 -
Research Spotlights“Spanning the divide” between science and art
October 22, 2018 -
AwardsWyss Institute Receives Grant from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
October 17, 2018 -
Community9th Annual Wyss International Symposium: Molecular Robotics
September 28, 2018 -
Press ReleaseTaking the brain apart to put it all together again
August 20, 2018 -
Press ReleaseKidney podocytes, all grown up
July 11, 2018 -
Research SpotlightsHuman intestine on-a-chip: state-of-the-art and into the future
May 3, 2018 -
Translation NewsPredicting side effects before they happen
May 1, 2018 -
Research SpotlightsCan molecular modeling go quantum?
April 12, 2018 -
Press ReleaseA new model for an old killer
March 8, 2018 -
Press ReleaseThe “architecture of life” described by computer modeling
March 8, 2018 -
Press ReleaseA gut reaction…on a chip
February 14, 2018 -
Press ReleaseTrue to type: From human biopsy to complex gut physiology on a chip
February 13, 2018 -
AwardsInternational team including Wyss scientists shortlisted for Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge
February 8, 2018 -
Press ReleaseStop the clots, spare the coagulation
January 15, 2018 -
Press ReleaseArt advancing science at the nanoscale
October 18, 2017 -
Press ReleaseLung cancer research gets a breath of fresh air
October 10, 2017 -
CommunitySymposium on Therapeutic Organ Engineering

September 26, 2017 -
CommunityThe Wyss Institute Model

September 16, 2017 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute launches human Organ Chip project to model influenza virus infection and develop new therapies
September 13, 2017 -
Press ReleaseA new weapon for the war on cancer: a broad-spectrum circulating tumor cell capture agent for diagnostics
June 28, 2017 -
Press ReleaseA mechanical trigger for toxic tumor therapy
June 15, 2017 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute’s Organ Chips get smart and go electric
June 14, 2017 -
Press ReleasePulmonary Thrombosis-on-a-Chip provides new avenue for drug development
May 22, 2017 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute startup, Opsonix Inc., honored with prestigious Spinoff Award
May 15, 2017 -
Press ReleaseEngineering human stem cells to model the kidney’s filtration barrier on a chip
May 10, 2017 -
Translation NewsFDA to evaluate Organs-on-Chips
April 11, 2017 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute’s human gut-on-a-chip goes viral
February 1, 2017 -
Press ReleasePatching a gap in wound care
November 29, 2016 -
Community+ultra. gestaltung creates knowledge
November 4, 2016 -
Press ReleaseMimicking life-like cigarette smoke exposure and patient-specific responses in human lung airway chips
October 27, 2016 -
Press Release‘Fixing’ blood vessel cells to diagnose blood clotting disorders
August 9, 2016 -
Press ReleaseHow to diagnose systemic infections much more quickly and reliably
June 14, 2016 -
Press ReleaseRapid retrieval of live, infectious pathogens from clinical samples
June 8, 2016 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute to lead multi-institutional project to uncover underlying causes of tolerance to infection
May 31, 2016 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 20, 2016 -
Press ReleaseCrossing a barrier in the study of neurological disease
March 1, 2016 -
AwardsIngber receives the 2016 BMES Shu Chien Award
January 8, 2016 -
Press ReleaseDetecting when and why deadly blood clots form
January 6, 2016 -
Press ReleaseTwo Wyss Institute core faculty named 2015 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine
December 23, 2015 -
Press ReleaseModeling COPD and asthma in a human small airway-on-a-chip
December 21, 2015 -
Press ReleaseA cultural revolution in the study of the gut microbiome
December 14, 2015 -
Press ReleaseThe Wyss Institute and the KeepSmilin4Abbie Foundation join forces towards early detection and treatment of anaphylaxis
December 7, 2015 -
Press ReleaseDrug-device combination opens potential new path to treat stroke
October 27, 2015 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute launches startup to commercialize new sepsis therapy
October 8, 2015 -
Research SpotlightsAging and death may give an evolutionary advantage
September 10, 2015 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute improves its sepsis therapeutic device
August 20, 2015 -
Research SpotlightsFuture cancer therapeutics could coax tumor cells back to normal
July 14, 2015 -
Press ReleaseHuman organs-on-chips named Design of the Year 2015
June 22, 2015 -
Translation NewsEmulate Announces Strategic Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to Use Organs-on-Chips Platform to Better Predict Human Response in Drug Development Process
June 18, 2015 -
Press ReleaseRe-booting the human gut
June 16, 2015 -
Press ReleaseRethinking aging and life span
June 15, 2015 -
Video/AnimationEnvironmental Impact: Redefining Our Understanding
March 20, 2015 -
Press ReleaseOrgans-on-Chips acquired by MoMA
March 4, 2015 -
Press ReleaseOrgans-on-chips secure a bid for Design of the Year 2015
February 19, 2015 -
AwardsIngber honored by American Heart Association
November 8, 2014 -
Press ReleaseBioinspired coating for medical devices repels blood and bacteria
October 12, 2014 -
Press ReleaseBlood-cleansing biospleen device developed for sepsis therapy
September 14, 2014 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute’s technology translation engine launches ‘Organs-on-Chips’ company
July 28, 2014 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Founding Director Don Ingber to deliver 2014 Graeme Clark Oration
June 3, 2014 -
Press ReleaseBone marrow-on-a-chip unveiled
May 5, 2014 -
Press ReleaseNew shrinking gel steers tooth tissue formation
March 5, 2014 -
Press ReleaseManufacturing a solution to planet-clogging plastics
March 3, 2014 -
Press ReleaseBayer Early Excellence in Science Award: EUR 30,000 for international scientists
January 10, 2014 -
Press ReleaseNovel noninvasive therapy prevents breast cancer formation in mice
January 1, 2014 -
Press ReleaseMeasuring life’s tugs and nudges
December 9, 2013 -
CommunityScience Driven Technology: The Final Frontier
November 4, 2013 -
Translation NewsHarvard’s Wyss Institute and AstraZeneca Announce Collaboration on Organs-on-Chips for Drug Safety Testing
October 16, 2013 -
Research SpotlightsGut-, Kidney-, Heart-, on-a-chip ready to serve as disease models, drug testbeds
September 6, 2013 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute to use ‘Organ-on-a-Chip’ microdevices to evaluate therapies for lethal radiation exposure
August 12, 2013 -
Press ReleaseLifelike cooling for sunbaked windows
July 30, 2013 -
Research SpotlightsSoftening tissue to breathe easier
April 30, 2013 -
AwardsGlobal spotlight
April 1, 2013 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute awarded DARPA contract to further advance sepsis therapeutic device
March 25, 2013 -
Translation NewsWyss Institute and Sony DADC Announce Collaboration on Organs-on-Chips
March 18, 2013 -
AwardsSociety of Toxicology honors Don Ingber
March 10, 2013 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute’s Lung-on-a-Chip wins prize for potentially reducing need for animal testing
February 26, 2013 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Models a Human Disease in an Organ-on-a-Chip
November 7, 2012 -
AwardsDon Ingber and Wyss Institute win World Technology Awards
October 24, 2012 -
Press ReleaseTwo Wyss Institute Core Faculty Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
October 15, 2012 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute Develops Novel Nanotherapeutic that Delivers Clot-Busting Drugs Directly to Obstructed Blood Vessels
July 5, 2012 -
CommunityDon Ingber discusses “radical innovation” at the 2012 World Science Festival
June 6, 2012 -
AwardsWyss Institute Research Honored at the Massachusetts Life Science Innovation Day 2012
May 31, 2012 -
Press ReleaseNew Microdevice Enables Culture of Rare Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood
April 24, 2012 -
CommunityGot Purified Milk?
April 11, 2012 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute Creates Living Human Gut-on-a-Chip
March 27, 2012 -
Press ReleaseResearchers Develop “Smart” Nanotherapeutics that Deliver Drugs Directly to Pancreas
January 12, 2012 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber Receives 2011 Holst Medal
December 16, 2011 -
Press ReleaseInspired by Insect Cuticle, Wyss Researchers Develop Low-Cost Material with Exceptional Strength and Toughness
December 13, 2011 -
Press ReleaseDiscovery of Mechanical Mechanism in Embryo Formation Could Lead to New Approach for Organ Engineering
October 24, 2011 -
CommunityBuildings Inspired by Nature: Inventing the Future Built Environment
October 11, 2011 -
CommunityFDA/NIH Visit to Wyss InstituteÍs Longwood Site Underscores Focus on Regulatory Science
October 11, 2011 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Awarded Grant from DARPA to Develop Bioinspired Sepsis Therapeutic Device
September 28, 2011 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute’s Lung-on-a-Chip Named Finalist for 2011 INDEX: Design for Life Award
June 9, 2011 -
CommunityDonald Ingber, pioneer of organ-on-a-chip technology, to speak at Imperial College London
May 18, 2011 -
Research SpotlightsUsing no-frills paper to create inexpensive 3D cell culture
April 11, 2011 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute Receives Multiple Honors for Innovative Organ-on-Chip Technologies
March 11, 2011 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Experts to Share Cutting-Edge Research in Bio-inspired Building Materials at International Architecture Symposium
March 2, 2011 -
Press ReleaseFounding Director of Harvard’s Wyss Institute Elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
February 4, 2011 -
AwardsLung-on-a-Chip ranks among year’s best research/top stories
January 24, 2011 -
Translation NewsAgilent Technologies and Harvard’s Wyss Institute Announce Collaboration to Advance Burgeoning Discipline of Biologically Inspired Engineering
November 8, 2010 -
Press ReleaseHarvard’s Wyss Institute Welcomes Swiss Delegation
October 29, 2010 -
CommunityWyss founding director translates nature’s teachings at PopTech 2010
October 20, 2010 -
Press ReleaseWyss Institute Awarded $3.3 Million from NIH-FDA to Develop “Heart-Lung Micromachine” for Drug Safety Testing
October 4, 2010 -
CommunityWyss founding director shares lessons from nature at opening of Parisian exhibit on cellular design
September 22, 2010 -
Press ReleaseDon Ingber joins National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Board of Directors
July 7, 2010 -
Press ReleaseLiving, breathing human lung-on-a-chip: A potential drug-testing alternative
June 24, 2010 -
Press ReleaseResearchers create self-assembling nanodevices that move and change shape on demand
June 20, 2010 -
Press ReleaseWyss Founding Director Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of In Vitro Biology
June 7, 2010 -
Press ReleaseASIP Award Lecturer Donald Ingber to Discuss Mechanobiology
April 25, 2010 -
Press ReleaseThe book of life can now literally be written on paper
October 19, 2009 -
Press ReleaseDr. Donald Ingber cited for outstanding achievements
October 5, 2009 -
CommunityIngber: Dartmouth Medical School Class Day Lecture
June 13, 2009 -
Research SpotlightsIngber: Ecological Urbanism
May 1, 2009 -
CommunityIngber: Lecture on U.S. R&D Agenda on Capital Hill
March 2, 2009 -
Video/AnimationEgg Carton Analogy: How wounds heal and tumors form
May 14, 2006