
Aspect Biosystems Presents New Preclinical Data on Adrenal Bioprinted Tissue Therapeutics at ENDO 2025
Primary adrenal insufficiency is a serious, life-threatening condition in which the adrenal glands fail to produce sufficient levels of essential hormones such as cortisol, a key regulator of the body's stress response. The current standard of care involves daily hormone replacement therapy, which does not fully replicate the body's natural circadian hormone rhythms and is associated with significant drug-related side effects. This can leave patients with a poor quality of life and at risk of ongoing health challenges, including potentially fatal adrenal crises.
Aspect's adrenal BTTs were developed using the company's proprietary full-stack tissue therapeutic platform, which combines AI-powered bioprinting, computational design tools, therapeutic cells, and advanced biomaterials.
In preclinical studies, adrenal BTTs containing human adrenal cells were implanted into adrenalectomized mice. These BTTs produced cortisol in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation—which is normally secreted from the brain—and followed the animals' natural circadian fluctuations in hormone levels. When exposed to high levels of injected ACTH, these mice demonstrated rapid increases in circulating cortisol, confirming that the adrenal BTTs were functionally responsive. In contrast, control animals receiving cell-free implants showed no significant cortisol levels and did not respond to ACTH stimulation. Importantly, adrenal BTTs remained functional in vivo throughout the study period of over six months and improved animal survival.
'Our research shows that Aspect's adrenal BTTs successfully replicate healthy human adrenal gland function by releasing cortisol in a pattern that follows the natural daily rhythms of hormone release and by responding appropriately to a stimulus that mimics a stress response,' said Sam Wadsworth, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Aspect Biosystems. 'These results demonstrate that our off-the-shelf, implantable cell therapy can work in harmony with the body's physiology and has real potential to serve as a functional cure for primary adrenal insufficiency."
'At Aspect, we're making breakthrough progress with our Bioprinted Tissue Therapeutics platform to restore complex biological functions across a range of serious endocrine and metabolic diseases,' said Tamer Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer of Aspect Biosystems. 'This latest advance in primary adrenal insufficiency, a rare and life-threatening condition with limited treatment options, showcases the potential of a bioengineered cell therapy to recreate natural hormone function and deliver a truly disease-modifying solution. This reflects our mission to develop regenerative medicines capable of achieving functional cures for patients with serious and underserved diseases.'
About ENDO
Hosted by the Endocrine Society, ENDO is the leading global meeting on endocrinology research and clinical care. The Endocrine Society is the world's oldest and largest organization of scientists devoted to hormone research and physicians who care for people with hormone-related conditions. Learn more at www.endocrine.org/.
About Aspect Biosystems
Aspect Biosystems is a biotechnology company pioneering the development of Bioprinted Tissue Therapeutics (BTTs) to transform how we treat some of the most elusive diseases. Aspect's BTTs are designed to replace, repair, or supplement biological function inside the body. Aspect is creating these next-generation cell therapies by applying its full-stack tissue therapeutic platform, which integrates proprietary AI-powered bioprinting technology, computational design tools, therapeutic cells, and advanced biomaterials. Aspect is advancing a pipeline of BTTs across multiple disease areas in the endocrine and metabolic space including diabetes, obesity, rare endocrine disorders, and liver disease. Aspect's pipeline development strategy involves both proprietary programs as well as strategic partnerships, including a collaboration with Novo Nordisk focused on diabetes and obesity. For more information, please visit www.aspectbiosystems.com and follow on LinkedIn.

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