The retinal implant that Diego Ghezzi’s laboratory has been working on since 2015 is now ready for clinical trials.
The retinal implant that Diego Ghezzi's laboratory has been working on since 2015 is now ready for clinical trials. EPFL's Neuroengineering Laboratory (LNE) - SUMMER SERIES: HOW SCIENCE WORKS For scientists, the path from bright idea to finished product is a long one. Prototypes must go through an extensive testing and approval process before they are ready for the market. Let's have a look. The results of scientific research can often bring considerable societal and economic benefits. But the path from the lab bench to a real-world application can take years, even for projects that are designed from the outset with a concrete use in mind. For instance, it took seven years for the pipetting robot developed by EPFL spin-off SEED Biosciences to reach the market, which it did in 2020.
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