$2.625M in Prize Money to Improve Treatment Options for Kidney Failure

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and American Society of Nephrology have pledged $2,625,000 in prize money for disruptive innovation in kidney failure treatment. Phase 1, with up to 15 prizes of $75,000 each, will launch later this month. Phase 2, in 2019, will award up to three $500,000 prizes for best prototypes.