Researchers from IMEC, the Netherlands’ OnePlanet Research Center in Wageningen, filed for protection of an inexpensive, highly miniaturized ingestible device that may be used for remotely activatable sampling, gut health monitoring and drug delivery.
Atmo Biosciences Ltd. is gearing up for pivotal trials of its ingestible gas-sensing capsule after a clinical study supported the gas capsule’s ability to determine its location in the gastrointestinal tract.
In recent years enteric glial cells have moved on from being regarded as bit part players passively supporting intestinal epithelial cells, to being recognized as having a fundamental role in gastrointestinal physiology.
