Expertise

Specipig supports a wide variety of in-vivo pig model preclinical studies involving:

· Drug development (efficacy studies, PoC, PK, PD or TK)

· Tissue regeneration, new biomaterials, stem cells (efficacy studies, PoC, biocompatibility, safety...)

· Medical devices (efficacy studies, PoC, toxicity, biocompatibility, safety, validation...)

Specipig has developed projects with the pig model in the following expertise areas:

Dental
  • Biomaterials
  • Bone regeneration
  • Dental implants
  • Maxillofacial surgery
  • CT Scan imaging
Dermatology
  • PK, TK, PD, TOX
  • Wound healing
  • Impaired wound healing
  • Burn models
  • With and without challenge
  • Different wound depth and dimensions
Laparoscopic surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Manual and robotic
Eyes – Ophthalmology
  • Test OI, OD, ERG, retinogram
  • Vitrectomy
  • Intravitreal, subretinal, suprachoroidal administration
  • Ophthalmic collaborators
Neonate – Preterm
  • Gestation and lactation
  • ICU for neonates and preterm
Sepsis
  • LPS Model
  • Acute clinical model
  • Acute subclinical model
Renal
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Open surgery
  • Kidney transplant
  • Partial or total nephrectomy
Robotic surgery
  • Laparoscopy
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Maxillofacial
  • Spinal column
  • Neurosurgery
Cardiovascular
  • Cardiovascular implants
  • Vascular stents
  • Angiography
  • Cardiovascular surgeries
  • Open and vascular access surgeries
Brain
  • Ischemic stroke minimal invasive approach
  • Intracranial injection
  • Medical device placement

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