3D-printed organs are becoming reality

Every year, thousands of people die waiting for an organ transplant. 3D-bioprinted organs could help solve the global donor shortage - and save millions of lives. But there’s still one major hurdle: creating blood vessel networks inside lab-grown organs. Without them, these organs can’t survive. Researcher Florian Vanlauwe (UGhent) is working on a new, promising technology, called porogenes - tiny particles that help foster blood vessel growth in 3D-printed organs. Watch him explain how this works.