Exhibit 24


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Keith Murphy and Tom Jurgensen, and each of them individually, his or
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

          (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% or greater stockholder
of Organovo Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all Form 3, 4 and 5 reports
required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

          (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 report and timely file such report with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

          (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in his discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that no such attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned,is hereby assuming, nor is the Company hereby
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, 4 and 5 reports with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 6th day of October, 2021.



                                        /s/ Thomas P. Hess
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                                        Thomas P. Hess
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