Outer Biosciences Trains AI Using Living Human Skin Samples Outside the Body

By Connie Loizos · TechCrunch · 2026-08-22

Outer Biosciences Trains AI Using Living Human Skin Samples Outside the Body

TechCrunch reports that Michael Polansky is leading Outer Biosciences, a startup focused on keeping discarded human tissue alive for over a month to improve biological modeling. By sourcing skin from plastic surgeries, the company aims to bypass the limitations of animal testing

TechCrunch reports that Michael Polansky is leading Outer Biosciences, a startup focused on keeping discarded human tissue alive for over a month to improve biological modeling. By sourcing skin from plastic surgeries, the company aims to bypass the limitations of animal testing