Micro-robots could deliver drugs to brain and organs

Photo courtesy of Bionaut LabsThe Israeli company, now headquartered in Los Angeles, is developing micro-robots called Bionauts. “Plus, all three of us are workaholics anyway,” he laughs, referring to Maizels, who serves as Bionaut Labs’ executive chairman, and Shpunt, the company’s chief science officer. Delivery is 80% of the problem“I realized while still at Mackenzie the vision for what would eventually become Bionaut Labs,” Shpigelmacher says. He hopes one day to have Bionauts deliver drugs to any part of the body. “We’re starting with the brain, but in the future the Bionaut way will take over the market of medical intervention.”For more information, click here.