Joint capabilities seek to establish Organs-on-Chips as a new preclinical testing platform

BOSTON, Mass. – Emulate, Inc. announced today a strategic collaboration with Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) that seeks to integrate Emulate’s Organs-on-Chips technology into preclinical drug evaluation and testing services. Emulate’s proprietary technology attempts to recreate the natural physiology of human tissues and organs, and is designed to provide a predictive model of human response to diseases, medicines, chemicals and foods with greater precision and detail than other preclinical options. The collaboration will combine the advanced technology capabilities of Emulate and the end-to-end drug development expertise of Covance Drug Development, with the goal of qualifying and commercializing the Organs-on-Chips technology as a new platform to enhance preclinical drug development for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

The companies will work together to ide