Why Pigs Are Becoming the Preferred Large Animal Model in Pain and Wound Healing Research
Pain and wound healing research demand models that accurately reflect human tissue structure, innervation, and functional recovery. While rodents...
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Use of a Porcine Model for Studying Spinal Cord Injury
At this year’s Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting, our team presented a poster highlighting the advantages of using a porcine model to bridge the...
A Closer Look at Neuroma in Pigs and Sex-Specific Pain Responses
At the forefront of translational large-animal research, our team has developed clinically relevant pig models to study nerve injury and pain....
International Congress on Neuropathic Pain 2025
We had the opportunity to present at NeuPSIG 2025 in Berlin, sharing our latest findings in neuropathic pain research. The conference offered...
How Close Are We to Clinical Translation? Large-Animal Models for SCI
Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most challenging neurological conditions to treat, with few therapies successfully translating from the...
Approaches to Designing Preclinical Studies That Reflect Clinical Reality
Bridging the gap between preclinical and clinical research remains one of the most pressing challenges in drug development. While early-stage studies...
New Poster: Peripheral Nerve injury Models
MD Biosciences attended the Peripheral Nerve Society 2025 and presented on our pig peripheral nerve injury model. The poster presents the development...
The Rehoming of Göttingen Minipigs
At MD Biosciences, we are committed to ethical responsibility in animal welfare, ensuring the highest standards of care in preclinical research. As...
Behavioral Assessments in Preclinical Models
Neurological diseases often result in a combination of motor and cognitive deficits. To gain a broader understanding of the underlying biological...