Delivering Drugs with MEMS

December 1, 2007

An MIT spinoff is finally ready to begin testing smart implants for drug delivery and sensing. After nearly a decade of working on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for medical implants, a startup based in Bedford, MA, called MicroChips has prototypes for its first commercial products. By the beginning of January, the company plans to start animal trials of a device for healing bones damaged by osteoporosis. In a year and a half, it hopes to begin human trials on an implant for monitoring glucose levels in diabetics. (Technology Review)