We are actually using the our in vitro generated hair follicles twofold:
1.) For hair restoration purposes (Neopapillae emulating the dermal papilla of the hair follicle)
2.) As an in vitro screening tool for hair growth promoting/reducing substances (microfollicles including dermal papilla cells, keratinocytes, melanocytes)
My colleague Beren Atac mainly showed the use of the model as an in vitro screening tool during her presentation. This is very well established.
Advancing the hair restoration method on the other hand takes a considerable amount of investment (due to the necessarily strict regulations for cell therapies). This is one of the main reasons for the timeline I outlined in my previous mail.(2017/2018)
