Is "if reproduced at scale" the material science equivalent of "in mice" in biology/medicine? I don't mean this in a cynical "this will never work" way, I'm jus

Is "if reproduced at scale" the material science equivalent of "in mice" in biology/medicine? I don't mean this in a cynical "this will never work" way, I'm just wondering about the culture and "path to innovation/mass market" of this field.