Abstract
Worldwide, the number of people needing lifesaving kidney replacement therapy (KRT) steadily grows, but about 2/3 of them die without therapy access because KRT is expensive and requires a strong infrastructure. An international KRT innovation roadmap exists, but so far, progress is slower than targeted. Ambitious political statements about realizing this roadmap can only succeed if the granted funding matches the targeted time scale, and preferably the best brains worldwide should work together (the theme of the transatlantic pre-ESAO event in Kampen).
This session provides updates regarding technological advances, the organization of R&D, creating a network for international cooperation, as well as tips regarding entrepreneurial aspects and how standardization activities can help to attract funding. What can we learn from the US KidneyX Prizes Program, CDI, the “kidney project”, the KIDNEW EU-project, as well as the Dutch National Growth Fund Projects NXTGEN HighTech & REGMED XB.
Chairs
- Fokko Wieringa
- Dimitrios Stamatialis
The programme
Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
5 min | Welcome & introductionFokko Wieringa, Dimitrios Stamatialis |
25 min | Keynote talkBundling the best brains for breakthrough innovationFokko Wieringa, IMEC, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, EKHA WG3, Brussels, Belgium |
12 min | Update from the Artificial Kidney Lab at UMC UtrechtKarin Gerritsen, UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands |
12 min | Lessons learned at the Center for Dialysis Innovation (CDI)Jonathan Himmelfarb, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA |
12 min | International kidney replacement innovation roadmapStephen Ash, HemoCleanse Technologies LLC |
5 min | Closing wordsFokko Wieringa, Dimitrios Stamatialis |