Prize to boost development of genetically engineered donor pigs
Triple Knockout Pig organs have been shown to be an acceptable match to more than 30% of patients waiting for a kidney transplant.
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Triple Knockout Pig organs have been shown to be an acceptable match to more than 30% of patients waiting for a kidney transplant.
The American Society of Nephrology and HHS awarded $9.2 million to eight winners of the Artificial Kidney Prize Phase 2 Kidney Innovation Accelerator KidneyX Summit. “Kidney diseases are common, serious and deadly,” John R. Sedor, MD, FASN, steering committee chair of KidneyX, said in a press release.
Researchers in the field of nephrology were awarded their shares of a $9.2 million prize at phase two of the KidneyX Summit in Washington, D.C., on Monday.