Today, the White House issued an Executive Order to advance American
kidney health, including encouraging the development of artificial
kidneys. The Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) will
encourage innovation in new therapies through the Kidney Innovation
Accelerator (KidneyX), a public-private partnership between HHS and the
American Society of Nephrology. The Kidney Project team is excited by
this announcement and hope that it will provide us the resources to
accelerate the pace of our work to build the implantable artificial
kidney. ---READ FULL ARTICLE