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A Guide to Cell Painting for Drug Discovery Biologists
Phenomics

A Guide to Cell Painting for Drug Discovery Biologists

A comprehensive guide to Cell Painting for drug discovery — how it works, how to apply it, and why it's transforming phenotypic screening.
April 7, 2026
MASLD Drug Discovery: Why the Cell Model You Choose Matters More Than You Think
iPSC-derived Cell Systems

MASLD Drug Discovery: Why the Cell Model You Choose Matters More Than You Think

Learn why iPSC-derived hepatocytes outperform HepG2 and primary cells for MASLD drug discovery — with PNPLA3/TM6SF2 risk variants, long-term culture and AI phenomics.
April 7, 2026
What Is Drug-Induced Liver Injury and Why Is It So Hard to Predict?
Toxicity Screening

What Is Drug-Induced Liver Injury and Why Is It So Hard to Predict?

Drug-induced liver injury is the hardest safety liability to predict preclinically. Here's why — and where the science is headed.
April 3, 2026
Pixl Bio Joins Landmark FDA–3Rs Collaborative Cross-Platform DILI Study — Now ISTAND-Accepted
Toxicity Screening

Pixl Bio Joins Landmark FDA–3Rs Collaborative Cross-Platform DILI Study — Now ISTAND-Accepted

Pixl Bio (formerly DefiniGEN) contributed iPSC-derived liver MPS data to the FDA–3Rs Collaborative cross-platform DILI study. Read our findings and what it means for regulatory qualification.
April 15, 2026
How iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes Boost Preclinical Predictivity
iPSC-derived Cell Systems

How iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes Boost Preclinical Predictivity

High clinical trial failure rates demand better preclinical models. Discover how iPSC-derived hepatocytes outperform traditional cell cultures for predicting human liver responses.
November 13, 2025
Scaling Phenotypic Toxicology: How We Use iPSC Hepatocytes and Foundation Models to Decode DILI
Phenomics

Scaling Phenotypic Toxicology: How We Use iPSC Hepatocytes and Foundation Models to Decode DILI

Drug-induced liver injury remains a major cause of clinical failure. Learn how pixbio combines human iPSC-derived hepatocytes with AI Cell Painting to decode early toxicity signals.
December 3, 2025
iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes vs Primary Hepatocytes vs HepG2: Which Model for Your Study?
iPSC-derived Cell Systems

iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes vs Primary Hepatocytes vs HepG2: Which Model for Your Study?

Compare HepG2, primary hepatocytes and iPSC-derived hepatocytes for drug discovery, DILI, and CYP450 studies — and why pixHep delivers scalable, consistent, human-relevant data.
April 1, 2026
What DefiniGEN Became and What It Means for Your Hepatocyte Supply
Other

What DefiniGEN Became and What It Means for Your Hepatocyte Supply

In 2025, DefiniGEN became pixlbio. Here's the full story — and what our human iPSC-derived hepatocyte platform means for drug discovery, toxicology, and preclinical research.
July 7, 2025
4 Reasons to Outsource CRISPR Gene Editing for iPSC Disease Models
Disease Modelling

4 Reasons to Outsource CRISPR Gene Editing for iPSC Disease Models

Not sure whether to outsource CRISPR gene editing? Discover how pixbio delivers precise, reproducible iPSC disease models — from sgRNA design to final validation.
September 4, 2025
A Human PFIC2 Model: iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes for Cholestasis Research
Disease Modelling

A Human PFIC2 Model: iPSC-Derived Hepatocytes for Cholestasis Research

Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis type 2 is a rare liver disorder. Explore how pixbio's iPSC-derived PFIC2 model supports cholestasis and liver failure research.
January 8, 2026
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