To meet the growing needs to examine much larger tissue samples, researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland has developed the 70cm mesolens, with its 8cm diameter, the only device in the world which will be able to capture details in organisms which are too big to be examined, in just a second to improve the development of new drugs.

As a part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked a budget of $4.5 billion on medical product development, protect patients and ensure safety of the food supply to support public health.