Medical Illustration: Kidney Disease Progression in ADPKD
Created for Otsuka Pharmaceutical; BioScience Communications
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The project
In polycystic kidney disease, kidney function is linked to disease progression. We created this medical illustration to accurately portray physical disease progression in correlation with function, symptoms an other complications for an FDA Advisory Committee meeting.
Created for
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
BioScience Communications
![We’re excited to share that “Nanoparticle Delivery to a Solid Tumour” took home an Award of Excellence from the Association of Medical Illustrators (@amidotorg).
This 3D scientific animation was a collaboration between @axs_studio and the Integrated Nanotechnology and Biomedical Sciences (INBS) Laboratory, created to explain nanoparticle (NP) transport within a cancerous tumour microenvironment.
NPs have the potential to deliver therapeutic and diagnostic agents to tumours but a full understanding of their dynamics within the human body is essential to making the science a clinical reality for patients. That’s where INBS comes in.
INBS is a pioneer and global leader in nanotechnology, under the leadership of Prof. Warren Chan. Their active transport and retention (ATR) principle in Nature Nanotechnology (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-01877-5), challenged widely held beliefs about nanoparticle delivery to tumours.
AXS Studio collaborated with INBS scientists Matthew Nguyen and Jamie Wu on a concise scientific animation to explain this principle visually. Because scientific accuracy was essential, our medical animators consulted INBS’ extensive body of research data, including still and time-lapse micrographs, to accurately visualize the mechanisms governing NP tumor entry, retention, and exit. We also surveyed peer-reviewed sources on gross- and micro-anatomy to ensure accurate depiction of the tissue environments. The [finished video] is a captivating visualization of this groundbreaking INBS research.
The Association of Medical Illustrators is recognized as the premier global resource for promoting the power of visual media to advance scientific understanding, communication, education, and research.
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