Multi-million Euro Grants received for machine perfusion clinical trials

The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – DFG) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung – BMBF) granted 3.9 Million Euros to our group for the conduction of the HOPE-NMP and NMP-DBD multicenter randomized controlled clinical trials in human liver- and kidney transplantation. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #organrecoveryunit #machineperfusion

HOPE-ECD DBD trial published

First level Ib evidence in human DBD liver transplantation for ex-vivo machineperfusion, demonstrating less donor allograft injury & fewer postoperative complications, when treated with hypothermic oxygenated #machineperfusion.

Von-Langenbeck award 2020

von-Langenbeck-Award 2020 of the German Society of Surgery as the highest academic award of the german surgical society.

Exploratory Research Space Grant 2017 – OPEN Seed Fund Call 2017

Exploratory Research Space – OPEN Seed Fund Call 2017 granted to our research group. These fund are part of the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Research Foundation. Many thanks to all working group members and people supporting our research !

Frederick William Research Award 2017 / Friedrich Wilhelm Preis 2017

Frederick William Research Award 2017 / Friedrich Wilhelm Preis 2017 RWTH Aachen University – news bulletin (german) RWTH Aachen University – news bulletin (english) Many thanks to all members of our research team and people supporting our research initiative !

Clinical Trial Registration

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03124641

Accepted for publication

HOPE ECD-DBD study protocol paper accepted for publication in BMJ