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United Therapeutics Announces First Transplant in EXPAND Clinical Trial of UKidney in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

Biotechnology | Disease | Organ Transplant

United Therapeutics Announces First Transplant in EXPAND Clinical Trial of UKidney in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

On Nov. 3, 2025, United Therapeutics, a public benefit corporation, announced the first clinical xenotransplantation in its EXPAND…

New Hampshire Man resumes dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days

Biotechnology | Organ Transplant

New Hampshire Man resumes dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days

On Oct. 27, 2025, a New Hampshire man resumed dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for…

In a first, pig lung survives and functions—briefly—in a person

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In a first, pig lung survives and functions—briefly—in a person

On Aug. 25, 2025, in a small step forward for the long-struggling field of xenotransplantation, surgeons in China…

United Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of Pig Transplantation Clinical Trial

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United Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of Pig Transplantation Clinical Trial

On Feb. 3, 2025, United Therapeutics, a public benefit corporation, announced that the U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…