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February 2, 2022

Bioprinting breakthrough will let scientists print their own proteins

Biotech startup Nuclera raises €38m to bring its desktop 3D printer to be used for drug discovery


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Nuclera's protein printer will make drug discovery more accessible to scientists.

One of the biggest challenges in drug development is getting hold of proteins to see how they interact with certain compounds. While the machinery is available, you need a lot of financing and a big lab to have any hope of extracting proteins.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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