ASN Society News - January 8, 2025
Winners of $7.25 Million KidneyX Sustainability Prize Announced
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the winners of the KidneyX Sustainability Prize, which is designed to incentivize development of solutions to reduce water or power usage during dialysis care. An initiative from KidneyX (a public-private partnership between HHS and ASN), the prize invited proposals from a diverse community of innovators—including patients, health care providers, engineers, and entrepreneurs. The winners will each receive an equal share of the $7.25 million prize purse. "Now through the KidneyX Sustainability Prize, we're seizing the opportunity to transform outcomes for patients—by identifying and supporting solutions to reduce the resource demands of dialysis," said Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel L. Levine, MD.