Cardiac Organoids in Niches Technology Development Program

(COIN TDP)

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COIN Mission

Mission

Our mission is to transform cardiovascular research and drug discovery by developing a scalable, human-centric, and regulatory-ready NAMs platform that integrates biology, engineering, and data science to bridge fundamental discovery with clinical translation.

Vision

We envision a future where human-based models replace animal testing, enabling safer, faster, and more precise development of cardiovascular therapies, while establishing new standards for predictive and translational biomedical research.

Strategic Goals

  • Establish COIN as a gold-standard NAMs platform for cardiovascular research
  • Advance cardiac safety pharmacology and drug discovery through human-centric models
  • Enable patient-specific and population-level disease modeling
  • Align with FDA, OECD, and EPA regulatory frameworks to support NAMs adoption
  • Promote open science, FAIR data sharing, and reproducibility
  • Train the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists in NAMs, AI, biomaterials, and translational research

News & Media

August 11, 2026

Joseph Wu interviewed by Drug Target Review, explaining how stem cells, human-relevant models and AI are helping researchers predict which drug candidates are most likely to succeed before clinical trials.


June 16, 2026

World premier in Washington, DC, of Steven Latham’s documentary on “The New Gold Standard”

Watch the official trailer


June 15, 2026

Dr. Joseph C. Wu received Stanley Korsemeyer Award from the American Society of Clinical Investigators. And was featured in Journal of Clinical Investigations.

Watch the related video

Outreach

COIN TDP @ Kick-off meeting – in person, MPS Symposium
(Washington DC, 05/26/2026 – 05/29/2026)

COIN TDP @ Advancing Research Infrastructure to Study Human Diseases

Day 1: Stem Cells, Genomics, and AI for Drug Discovery (06/08/26)

Day 2: New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to Accelerate Clinical Trials in-a-Dish (CTiD) (06/12/26)

COIN TDP @ FDA CERSI & BWF NAMeRS Summit (06/29/2026)

A NAMolution: How the Next Generation of Scientists is Leading the Next Generation of Science

COIN Academy @ SCVI Summer Program! (07/02/26)

COIN TDP @ AI-assisted biomaterials advancement (07/16/2026)

Cell Press Webinar

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Contact Information

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