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Register for the KidneyX Webinar
Dec 3, 2018
Note that in Phase 1, KHI is looking for designs of solutions that will address at least one of the following areas:
- Replicating Kidney Functions (Blood Filtration, Electrolyte Homeostasis, Fluid Regulation, Toxin Removal and Secretion, and/or Filtrate Drainage and Connectivity)
- Improving Patient Quality of Life (e.g., minimizing burden on the family and care partner(s), reducing disease and treatment complications, increasing mobility and physical activity)
- Improved renal replacement therapy access (vascular or peritoneal access)
- Addressing engineering challenges (e.g., preventing clotting, bleeding, and infection in vascular circuit and associated devices)
- Ancillary technologies
- Biomaterials development
- Biological and Immunological modulation
- Biosensor development and other safety monitoring functions
Register for the Upcoming KidneyX Redesign Dialysis Webinar
The KidneyX team, including representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the American Society of Nephrology, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration, will be answering questions about the KidneyX prize challenge, “Redesign Dialysis”, on December 6, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
About the Prize Competition
The KidneyX: Redesign Dialysis prize challenge aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of next-generation dialysis products. Applications are currently being accepted for Phase 1 of the prize competition that focuses on designs of solutions, including components of solutions, in many areas of improving the lives of people with kidney diseases. The deadline to submit an application is February 28, 2019.
More detailed information can be found on Kidneyx.org.
Project Submission Cycle XI
KHI will hold its next project submission, Cycle XI, in Spring 2019 to correspond with the Seventh Annual KHI Stakeholders Meeting scheduled for May 29-30, 2019. This will allow for more time to complete current activities and develop project ideas. Opening and closing dates will be announced later.
If you have a project idea and were considering a Fall/ Winter submission or would like to discuss the concept for the Spring Cycle XI, please contact Rick Kempinski at rkempinski@asn-online.org.
