AeroVironment unveils nxtHealth mimiq organ-on-a-chip “digital avatar” platform for defense medical research

• AeroVironment introduced nxtHealth mimiq, an organ-on-a-chip platform positioned as a multi-organ “digital avatar” for defense biomedical research.
• Program centers on faster, human-relevant testing of chemical or biological exposures, targeting earlier risk prediction for warfighter health and readiness.
• Development work with AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing was presented at the Military Health Sciences Research Symposium 2026 in Florida.
• Naval Research Laboratory collaboration links lung, brain, liver, kidney chips to track chemical movement and detect neural activity changes via MEAs.
• DARPA-sponsored ADAPTER effort is building an intestine-on-a-chip to evaluate traveler’s diarrhea countermeasures, including dosing for live bacterial treatments.

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