The University of Arizona

Center for Applied NanoBioscience & Medicine

As part of their visit to campus, the students were able to get hands-on with medical training tools in the Center for Simulation and Innovation.

Health Sciences Colleges Unite to Inspire the Next Generation

February 26, 2026

College’s campus welcomes premier high school students from across the country to explore careers in health fields

ASTEROIDS, a 3D culture-organ-on-chip platform — developed by Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA, and Jerome Lacombe, PhD, in collaboration with HonorHealth Research Institute — mimics the human response to treatments of tumor microenvironments.

Medical Xpress

February 03, 2026

3D Chip Platform Enables Animal-free Testing in Cancer Research

ASTEROIDS, a 3D culture-organ-on-chip platform — developed by Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA, and Jerome Lacombe, PhD, in collaboration with HonorHealth Research Institute — mimics the human response to treatments of tumor microenvironments.

International Team Led by U of A and HonorHealth Research Institute Develop 3D Chip Platform for Laboratory Testing in Cancer Research

January 27, 2026

ASTEROIDS technology enables testing of new drugs and personalized medicine with greater precision

Jerome Lacombe, PhD, and Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA, along with other collaborators, developed the SAMURAI kit.

New Point-of-Care Device Can Identify Radiation Exposure Without the Need for Electricity

October 07, 2025

New grant seeks to explore capabilities of the SAMURAI kit and how extensively it can be used

Dr. Zenhausern (second from right) attended the press conference in Japan to announce the groundbreaking partnership.

Technology Developed by ANBM to be Utilized for New Drug Discovery Program

June 03, 2025

Collaboration with MGC will see the tech adopted in the research of Ehime University