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Medical animation, scientific animation, apps and experiences by Certified Medical Illustrators. You see the possibility in your science.

At AXS Studio, we'll communicate it with clarity and purpose. Life sciences accurate, stunning, visual communications: 3D animation, illustration, and interactive.

10/14/2025

Our October AXS Studio calendar image is not a spooky new pumpkin design. It’s a still image from a scientific animation about nanoparticles used for cancer diagnosis and treatment. This nanoparticle has a protein corona formed by blood serum proteins.

09/23/2025

AXS Studio is looking for an experienced science communicator for a new Social Media Marketing Associate contract role. See the full posting here:https://axs3d.com/positions/2025-09_Posting_SMMarketingAssociate.pdf

Know someone who might be a good fit for this role? Please share this post. Thanks!

09/19/2025

We're thrilled to share some exciting news: "The Science Behind Birch Triterpene Extract" has received an Award of Excellence from the Association of Medical Illustrators!

We developed this 3D medical animation in collaboration with a client to effectively illustrate how Birch Triterpenes can impact wound healing in a rare, inherited condition characterized by fragile, blistering skin.

It was an honor to contribute to such a meaningful project, and this award is a wonderful recognition of our team's expertise in scientific communication.

The Association of Medical Illustrators (ami.org) is recognized as the premier global resource for promoting the power of visual media to advance scientific understanding, communication, education, and research.

09/16/2025

In recognition of Pain Awareness Month 2025, our September AXS Studio calendar image depicts a voltage-gated sodium, or Nav, channel in the membrane of a nerve cell.

Nav channels are large proteins that enable the transmission of pain signals along nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system. Because this is outside of the brain and spinal cord—the central nervous system, where opioid drugs work—Nav channels are a potential target for a new class of non-opioid pain drugs now in development.

The yellow bits in the picture are sodium ions rapidly entering a nerve cell through an open Nav channel (green). Drugs targeting Nav channels prevent them from opening and thereby stopping the flow of a pain signal.

09/09/2025

Have you ever wondered about what’s inside of you and which parts are absolutely essential? We have the answers! Check out our latest blog article about the Vital Organs: https://axs3d.com/blog/vital-organs/
Hint: your thymus isn’t one of them 😁

08/27/2025

Our August AXS Studio calendar image features a 3D medical illustration of skin affected by seborrheic dermatitis (SD). Although SD is uncertain, interactions between the skin’s lipids, microbiome, and the immune system contribute to its development. The pink objects are Malassezia, a type of yeast normally found on skin that can contribute to SD. This image is part of a larger illustration summarizing the known contributors to this common skin disease.
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08/12/2025

Medical, nursing and allied health students have long relied on the work of medical illustrators to learn the complexities of human anatomy and physiology. With the advent of 3D computer animation, a new learning tool arrived: 3D medical animation. Want to know more? Read our latest blog post (12-minute read): https://axs3d.com/blog/benefits-using-3d-medical-animation-videos-medical-education/

08/06/2025

We’re excited to share that “Nanoparticle Delivery to a Solid Tumour” took home an Award of Excellence from the Association of Medical Illustrators.

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.

07/19/2025

3rd Annual Medical Illustration Dog Show at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Thanks to the sponsors and .chemistry for a fantastic party and lots of laughs

07/08/2025

The new AXS Studio show reel features our top medical and scientific animation projects from the past few years. This compilation spans oncology, cardiology, dermatology, molecular biology, nanotechnology, neuroscience, ophthalmology, rare diseases, targeted drug delivery, robotic surgery and more. It's a must-see for professionals in healthcare, biopharma, medical affairs and scientific communications. Sound on for the excellent musical score by Kellum.

07/07/2025

If you’ve ever studied pictures in a biology textbook or admired the posters in your doctor’s office and wondered “who makes these?”, our latest blog post, "What is a medical illustrator?", is for you: https://axs3d.com/blog/what-is-medical-illustrator/ 6-minute read.

07/04/2025

AXS Studio had the pleasure of illustrating Nature's June 26 cover: a “cyborg” tadpole in 4 stages of development. This accompanies a paper by Jia Liu and colleagues about their novel technology for studying the developing brain: an implantable microelectrode array that stretches with the brain as it grows and develops, providing information about the activity of single neurons and neuron populations. Stay tuned for some ribbeting discoveries! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09106-8

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Since 2004, we’ve helped life science companies explain complex disease and treatment information. We do this via accurate and beautiful 3D medical animation, illustration and interactive applications created by our long-standing, medically-trained team of artists, writers and producers. Got a science story to tell? We can help.