From Brain-on-a-Chip to Personalized Medicine & Scientific Breakthroughs with Dr. Nisim Perets | Episode 252

EPISODE SUMMARY What if we could predict whether a drug will work for a specific person before they ever take it? In this episode, Claudia Garbutt interviews Israeli neuroscientist and biotech entrepreneur Dr. Nisim Perets, founder of Itay&Beyond — a company pioneering patient-derived brain organoids on a chip to accelerate precision medicine for neurological and psychiatric conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder and epilepsy. Dr. Perets and his team are growing miniature brain tissues from a patient's own cells, placing them on a chip, and measuring their electrical activity to predict how that specific brain might respond to medication. Yes — really. Mini Brains. Massive Breakthroughs.   We talked about... Using lab-grown brain tissue to predict drug responses Neuroscience, nanoparticles & synthetic biology Precision medicine for autism, epilepsy, and psychiatric disorders EPISODE NOTES Dr. Nisim Perets is an Israeli neuroscientist and biotech entrepreneur specializing in drug development, targeted delivery systems, and advanced neurotechnologies. His work focuses on translating cutting-edge neuroscience into real-world therapeutic solutions, including patient-derived lab-grown brain tissues on a chip. Dr. Perets has published multiple high-impact scientific papers and is the inventor of more than ten medical patents. He was part of the scientific founding team of NurExone Biologic (NRX), a company developing nanoparticle-based therapies designed to promote recovery after severe spinal cord injuries. In 2021, he founded Itay&Beyond, a biotechnology company pioneering personalized brain-on-a-chip platforms. The company develops patient-derived lab-grown brain tissues (Organoids) to predict drug efficacy for neurological and psychiatric conditions before clinical use, including Autism Spectrum Disorder and epilepsy, aiming to transform precision medicine in the brain sciences. The company is named after the son of one of the founders, Itay, a young man with low-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders   Links: https://itayandbeyond.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisimperets/   --------- Click this link to listen on your favorite podcast player and if you enjoy the show, please leave a rating & review: https://linktr.ee/wiredforsuccess ------------------ Music credit: Vittoro by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) ----------------- Disclaimer: Podcast Episodes might contain sponsored content.