HRI developing world-first alternative to heart transplants - 10 News

Scientists from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) are developing a world-first alternative to heart transplants, using “mini-hearts” and a bioprinter.
The lab-created tissue forms a patch, like a band aid, to replace or repair damaged areas of the heart.
Lead researcher Dr Carmine Gentile says it is hoped that once the breakthrough is successfully tested in clinical trials, it will save the lives of the thousands of Australians waiting for a heart transplant. The breakthrough has the potential too to save millions of lives globally.
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The Heart Research Institute (HRI) is an internationally recognised medical research institute that performs groundbreaking cardiovascular research. HRI’s mission is to prevent death and suffering from cardiovascular diseases, a complex array of diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels.
We will address areas of unmet need in cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, hypertension, heart failure, preeclampsia, congenital heart disease and pulmonary vascular disease, as well as metabolic complications such as diabetes.
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