Jens Schwamborn and his partner Javier Jarazo founded OrganoTherapeutics, an offshoot of the University of Luxembourg / Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB). The two scientists are developing 3-D mini-brains specifically for the midbrain from stem cells of people with Parkinson’s disease. The mini-brains used are intended to help in the development and research of new drugs for Parkinson’s.
We wanted to know more and asked Jens Schwamborn:
– What exactly is Parkinson’s?
– How is Parkinson’s treated?
– What does this have to do with Organo Therapeutics?
– What does your work look like?
– What is the advantage of this approach?