The Kidney Project

Hey, John Oliver: This bionic kidney could do away with dialysis entirely

Thu May 18, 2017

Bioartificial Kidney: The Next Frontier in ESRD Treatment?

Thu Nov 5, 2015

Major funding for The Kidney Project from NIBIB Quantum Program

Tue Nov 3, 2015

Elisabeth Fall

Bioartificial kidney prototype and components.

The research journey toward building a fully functioning, surgically implantable artificial kidney as an alternative to kidney transplant and dialysis just took another step forward with the announcement of a $6 million grant to The Kidney Project, headquartered at the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Feature articles shine spotlight on Kidney Project

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Shuvo Roy, PhD, with silicon wafer and bioartificial kidney model

The San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune, have published feature articles this week focused on The Kidney Project, an effort to develop the first implantable bioartificial kidney to treat end-stage renal disease.

Roy inducted, honored as Rising Star by BayBio

Thu Oct 25, 2012

Spencer Brown

Shuvo Roy, PhD accepts the Rising Star award.

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.

Artificial kidney project receives $3 million from Goldman Foundation, NIH

Wed Oct 3, 2012

Shuvo Roy, PhD

The effort to create the first implantable bioartificial kidney has received a $750,000 gift from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation.

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