BRU Virtual Lab

Powered by the BRU (pronounced the "Brew) - the biomedical research unit - this app used augmented reality (AR) technology that allows you to step inside a scientific lab at The Medical City (TMC) Philippines. Download our FREE app today and fully immerse yourself in a state-of-the-art research laboratory in Manila. Experience life science in augmented reality (AR) on your smartphone! The BRU app revolutionizes the way you can tour our lab and explore game-changing lab equipment including a 3D printer, bio-printer, mass spectrometer, and 3D microscope. The BRU: where innovation brews. Want to learn more about the BRU? Get in touch by email: [email protected]

Favorite Features:
• Use your device camera and aim at a flat surface, preferably textured. Tap your screen and watch the lab come to life!
• Get a lab tour by clinician scientist Dr. Rees Searcher, the resident mascot of the Clinical & Translational Research Institute (CTRI)
• Navigate the lab on your own in an immersive AR environment
• Tap on featured research equipment to watch a video of the instrument in action! (Note: the app will open an external link via Youtube app or mobile browser, data charges may apply when no connected to a Wifi network)

The ideal app for educators, students, potential collaborators, funding agencies, patient partners, consultants, medical fellows, residents and trainees to tour a cutting-edge research facility in the Philippines. This app is brought to you by The Medical City - Where Patients are Partners. A collaboration between the BRU and Imagine Realities, Inc.