World first: 3D bio-printer installed at Peter Mac to accelerate cancer research
The Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics (VCFG) at Peter Mac is the first lab to install the RASTRUM system - made by Inventia Life Sciences - and the first to apply this time-saving technology to cancer research.
The innovative technology allows scientists to print 3D cell models at unprecedented speed, replacing a time-consuming and manual process.
The printer can produce 1,000 three-dimensional cell models in less than six hours, a task that would take more than 50 hours using current manual techniques.