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Trans-­‐NIH  Ac-on  Plan  2007  

•  Goal: Reduce the morbidity and mortality of those on waiting lists through research to increase organ availability and develop technologies that improve and prolong the function of failing organs.

•  Advance promising product leads for organ-assist and replacement technologies via SBIR/STTR program.

•  Programs to educate and encourage organ donation.

•  Investigate tissue engineering as a means to repair, and maintain organ function.

Trans-­‐NIH  Ac-on  Plan  2007  

•  Goal: Reduce the morbidity and mortality of those on waiting lists through development of alternatives to whole organ transplantation and the need for human organ donors.

•  Explore the potential of xenotransplantation : facilitate research on pig-to-nonhuman-primate

•  Explore the potential of stem and progenitor cells to repair organ functions.

•  Investigate tissue engineering as a means to replace organ function.

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Poten-al  Donor  Classifica-on