ten Dam, Marjolein J.M.
Jno Baptiste - Sam, Juda-El S. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0810-8512
Schwanen, Rachelle S.
van Uden, Lisa
Verstegen, Monique M.A.
van der Laan, Luc J.W.
Fuchs, Sabine A.
Das, Ruud
Spee, Bart
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (874586)
Health~Holland (LSHM23028)
Health~Holland (EMCLSH24052)
European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (101191649)
Article History
Received: 24 November 2025
Accepted: 13 April 2026
First Online: 24 April 2026
Declarations
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: Liver tissue was obtained from four donors (donation after brain death) in accordance with protocols approved by the Medical Ethical Committee of the Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam (approval number: MEC-2014-060). Tissue procurement and use were performed in compliance with national regulations and institutional guidelines and written informed consent was obtained for use of donor liver biopsies for research purposes.
: Not applicable.
: J.S.J.S. and R.H.J.D. are both employees of Scinus Cell Expansion B.V. B.S. holds two Dutch patents (NL2029095B1 and NL2033783B1) and one U.S. patent (US20250129317A1) related to in vitro organoid production. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.