Topics and Expertise: implantable bioartificial kidney

Scaling up the bioartificial kidney at UCSF

Mon Jun 12, 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.

The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney

Thu Sep 9, 2021
The Kidney Project earned a $650,000 award for a successful demonstration of its artificial kidney

Bioartificial kidney aims to mimic natural kidney function with $1 million grant from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation

Mon Oct 5, 2020
“People struggling with dialysis need and deserve better choices,” said the founders of the foundation.

The Kidney Project wins KidneyX Award to enable simpler, safer at-home dialysis

Wed Jul 22, 2020
School's efforts to develop artificial kidney receive $500,000 boost

Update from the Dean – March 2018

Thu Mar 1, 2018
A new PharmD curriculum; Implementing new practice opportunities for pharmacists; PharmD students shine in state and national clinical pharmacy competitions; A pioneer in pharmacogenomics; The NIH streak lives on; Improving adverse event reporting and medication therapy protocols; Big-data to cut...

Roy inducted, honored as Rising Star by BayBio

Thu Oct 25, 2012
Shuvo Roy, PhD, will be inducted on November 1st as a member of the BayBio Pantheon for his contributions to the life sciences industry and specifically for work developing the world’s first surgically implantable bioartificial kidney. The BayBio Pantheon, which currently has 52 elected members,...