Glauco Souza's Biography

Glauco Souza, Director of Global Business Development and Innovation, 3D Cell Culture at Greiner Bio-One; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Greiner Bio-One and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Dr. Glauco R. Souza is the Director of Global Business Development and Innovation, 3D Cell Culture at Greiner Bio-One and former President and co-founder of Nano3D Biosciences, Inc. (n3D). He is one of the creators of magnetic 3D cell culture, including magnetic 3D bioprinting. Dr. Souza is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Prior to co-founding n3D, Dr. Souza was an Odyssey Scholar at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. His work has been reported in various high-impact scientific journals, including Nature Nanotechnology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Protocols, Biomaterials, and Nature Reviews Cancer. Now, Glauco’s mission is to advance magnetic 3D cell culture into a routine laboratory tool that will measurably improve the drug discovery process, cancer research, personalized medicine, and regenerative medicine. Recently, his work was selected for the Short List of The 2017 Lush Prize for outstanding research producing an effective non-animal safety test. He was also an invited speaker at TEDx Houston. Dr. Souza’s research has been funded by grants from National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DOD), Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF).