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The Kidney Project is a national research project with a goal to create a small, surgically implanted, and free-standing bioartificial kidney to treat kidney failure. The bioartificial kidney will give kidney failure patients new hope.
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The artificial kidney must undergo multiple rounds of...
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The implantable bioartificial kidney builds upon the...
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KidneyBuzz: Artificial Implantable Kidney Human Trials May...
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The Kidney Project team anticipates first-in-human clinical...
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Shuvo Roy, PhD Director, The Kidney Project UCSF Department...
- Chronology
Shear-dependent transport in cell bioreactor is...
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Nearly 750,000 patients per year in the United States and an...
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The Kidney Project is led by Shuvo Roy, PhD, a bioengineer...
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30 Ιουλ 2024 · A kidney transplant is when doctors replace a failing kidney with a healthy one. UCSF is running several trials to explore new treatments for transplant patients. These include studies on preventing antibody rejection, improving transplant tolerance, and the impact of exercise on recovery.
16 Φεβ 2024 · The artificial kidney must undergo multiple rounds of clinical trials before it is approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for widespread use.
2 Μαΐ 2019 · On June 12, The Kidney Project was awarded a $1 million Artificial Kidney Prize from KidneyX for advancing its prototype bioartificial kidney toward a full-sized, human scale, with manufacturing and ultimately clinical trials on the horizon.
9 Σεπ 2021 · The Kidney Project’s implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big step toward becoming reality, earning a $650,000 prize from KidneyX for its first-ever demonstration of a functional prototype of its implantable artificial kidney.
The Kidney Project development timeline is in three phases: Phase 1: Proof of concept. Phase 2: Preclinical and pilot study. Phase 3: Clinical trial and marketing. Details: Chronology.
12 Ιουν 2023 · On June 12, The Kidney Project was awarded a $1 million Artificial Kidney Prize from KidneyX for advancing its prototype bioartificial kidney toward a full-sized, human scale, with manufacturing and ultimately clinical trials on the horizon.
