KIDNEW project outcomes
This page presents the main scientific outcomes of the KIDNEW project, reflecting its impact as a pioneer in the field of Kidney Replacement Therapies.
Scientific publications
2025
Protein-bound uremic toxin clearance as biomarker of kidney tubular function in diabetic kidney disease
Ahmed, S., Sparidans, R. W., Vernooij, R. W. M., Mihaila, S. M., Broekhuizen, R., Goldschmeding, R., Nguyen, T. Q., Masereeuw, R., & Gerritsen, K. G. F.
Scientific Reports, 23406, July 2025. | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07248-3
Indoxyl sulfate as a potential tubular function marker across kidney disease models
Ahmed S, Chen S, Lucas J, Knoppert S, Harwood R, Faria J, Besseling P, Sparidans R, Broekhuizen R, Westphal K, Mihăilă S, Joles J,
Goldschmeding R, Nguyen T, Wilm B, Murray P, Sonnen A, Karin G. F. Gerritsen K, Masereeuw T.
American Journal of Physiology, Renal Physiology, 1;329(1):F160-F177, July 2025. | https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00107.2025
The Future of Technology-Based Kidney Replacement Therapies: An Update on Portable, Wearable, and Implantable Artificial Kidneys
Wieringa F, Suran S, Søndergaard H, Ash S, Cummins C, Ray Chaudhuri A, Irmak T, Gerritsen K, Vollenbroek J.
American Journal of Kidney Disease, 85(6):787-796, June 2025. | https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(25)00053-8/fulltext
2024
Transportable, portable, wearable and (partially) implantable hemodialysis systems: comparison of technologies and readiness levels
Wieringa F, Bolhuis D, Sondergaard H, Ash S, Cummins C, Gerritsen K, Vollenbroek J, Irmak T
Clinical Kidney Journal, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae259
2023
Portable, wearable and implantable artificial kidney systems: needs, opportunities and challenges.
DL Ramada, J de Vries, J Vollenbroek, N Noor, O ter Beek, SM Mihăilă, F Wieringa, R Masereeuw, K Gerritsen & D Stamatialis.
Nature Reviews Nephrology, 19(8):481-490, August 2023. | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-023-00726-9
Bioengineered Kidney Tubules Efficiently Clear Uremic Toxins in Experimental Dialysis Conditions.
J Faria, S Ahmed, D Stamatialis, MC Verhaar, R Masereeuw, KGF Gerritsen and SM Mihăilă.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 12435, August 2023. | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241512435
Animal Models for Studying Protein-Bound Uremic Toxin Removal – A Systematic Review
S Ahmed, J de Vries, L Jingyi, M Verrijn Stuart, SM Mihăilă, R Vernooij, R Masereeuw, KGF Gerritsen
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(17), 13197, August 2023. | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713197
Project publications
2025
Conference: Oral presentation – 26 June 2025
Silica membranes for a bio-artificial kidney – van Gaal
European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) | https://www.esao2025.com/
Conference: Invited lecture – 26 June 2025
Dutch Initiatives from Portable to Implantable Dialysis – Karin Gerritsen
European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) | https://www.esao2025.com/
Conference/Seminar: Invited lecture – 24 June 2025
Newly developed portable machines for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis – Karin Gerritsen
Trans-Atlantic Symposium
Past, Present & Future of Kidney Replacement Therapy: It started in Kampen (Kampen, NL)
Conference: Poster presentation – 11 June 2025
Silica membranes for a bio-artificial kidney – van Gaal
MPS World Summit | https://mpsworldsummit.org/mps-world-summit-2025/
Workshop: Invited lecture – 11 June 2025
Sensor technologies research group at biomedical engineering (SensorTech@BME) & wellbeing – Ivo Fridolin
Tallinn University of Technology | https://healthandfood.taltech.ee/en/
Workshop: Invited lecture – 9 June 2025
What is the benefit of sensor technologies to wellbeing sciences? – Ivo Fridolin
Tallinn University of Technology | https://estwell.ut.ee/event/estwell-seminar-ivo-fridolin/
Workshop: Invited lecture – 10 March 2025
Health Technologies research and teaching at Tallinn University of Technology – Ivo Fridolin
Workshop: Invited lecture – 10 February 2025
Sensor Technologies in Medical Engineering: cooperation potential – Ivo Fridolin
Tallinn University of Technology | https://taltech.ee/uudised/taltechi-teadlased-loovad-teaduse-ja-innovatsiooniga-tervislikuma-tuleviku
Webinar: Invited lecture – 30 January 2025
Groundbreaking Innovation: From Portable to Implantable Artificial Kidneys – Karin Gerritsen
Sustainable Kidney Care Network Meeting organized by Center for Sustainable Healthcare (UK)
2024
Symposium: Invited lecture – 10 December 2024
Wearable kidney: where are we? – Karin Gerritsen
Self-care Dialysis Symposium 2024 (Bruxelles, BE)
Conference/Seminar: Invited lecture – 6 December 2024
Berliner DialyseSeminar: “From a portable kidney to an artificial organ” – Fokko Wieringa, IMEC NL
https://berliner-dialyseseminar.de/
Conference: Sensor Technologies’ Research at Biomedical Engineering presentation – 7 November 2024
Presentation at the Conference “The Department of Health Technologies and Estonian Society for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics 30th anniversary” – Ivo Fridolin
Tallinn University of Technology | https://taltech.ee/en/department-of-health-technologies/department-30
Conference: Plenary opening lecture – 21 September 2024
EDTNA/ERCA Athens – Fokko Wieringa, IMEC NL
https://www.edtnaerca.org/conferences/conferences-athens-2024
Conference: Keynote lecture – 19 September 2024
UK Annual Dialysis Conference, Manchester – Karin Gerritsen ,UMCU
https://dialysissociety.org/annual-conference/
Conference/Seminar: Invited lecture – 9 September 2024
Do drugs and uremic toxins compete for renal clearance and exacerbate comorbidities? – Roos Masereeuw, ESAO
European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) | https://www.esao2024.com/
Conference: Oral presentation – 8 September 2024
ESAO Aachen – Larissa Araujo, Lionel Bureau, LIPhy/CNRS
ESAO-IFAO Congress | sagepub.com
Conference: Poster – 8 September 2024
Euromembranes – Szymon Ditczak, MESEP
Conference: Presentation – 8 September 2024
Euromembranes – Swathi Suran, IMEC NL
Conference: Presentation – 8 September 2024
ESAO Aachen – Fokko Wieringa, IMEC NL
ESAO-IFAO Congress, 2024 (sagepub.com)
Conference: Lecture – 2 September 2024
Wearable technologies for dialysis – Karin Gerritsen
Annual Congress of Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) 2024 (Adelaide, AU)
Conference: Plenary opening lecture – 2 September 2024
ANZSN Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide – Karin Gerritsen, UMCU
Conference: Invited plenary opening lecture – 2 September 2024
Innovations in kidney replacement technology and sustainability – Karin Gerritsen
Annual Congress of Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) 2024 (Adelaide, AU)
Conference/summit: Presentation – 25 June 2024
“A Concrete Example of Sustainability Potential for European Health Care” – Fokko Wieringa, IMEC NL
Webinar/Workshop: Lecture – 21 June 2024
New strategies to remove uremic toxins, mini-workshop on Advancing Uremic Toxin Removal (Online, USA)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conference/Seminar: Keynote lecture – 26 May 2024
Novel bio-inspired therapeutic strategies for kidney disease – Roos Masereeuw
ERA-EDTA | https://www.era-online.org/events/stockholm-2024/
Conference: Invited lecture – 23 May 2024
Dialysis in the era of global warming – Karin Gerritsen
European Renal Association (ERA) Congress 2024 (Stockholm, SE)
Conference: Oral Presentation – 26 May 2024
EUPOC Polymer Brushes. Presentation title: Polyethylene glycol based brushes for medical applications – L. Araujo and L. Bureau
cnrs | https://mdrresearch.nl/
Conference: Poster presentation – 14 May 2024
Silica membranes for a bio-artificial kidney – Masereeuw/ Mihaila / van Gaal, UU
Materials Driven Regeneration Annual Meeting | https://www.aim.it/eupoc2024
Conference: Plenary lecture – 26 April 2024
Innovations for Future Kidney Replacement Therapy – Fokko Wieringa, IMEC NL
European Home dialysis congres | https://heimdialysekongress.kfh.de/
2023
Conference: Presentation – 29 November 2023
Innovations for Future Kidney Replacement Therapy, innovation in dialysis (including KIDNEW) – UMCU
Workshop – 27 November 2023
Lab visit major donors Dutch Kidney Foundation, Draagbare Kunstnier – UMCU/UU
Conference: Presentation – 14 November 2023
Dutch Kidney Patients (NVN) Science Day – UU
Conference: Presentation – 24 October 2023
Sensor Technologies’ Research at Biomedical Engineering –
Tallinn University of Technology | Akadeemikukandidaatide konverents 2023 – Eesti teaduste akadeemia
Workshop – 5 October 2023
Research Day, Chip technology for an implantable artificial kidney – UMCU
Home – Research Day | umcutrecht.nl
Conference: Presentation – 29 September 2023
Innovative therapies in dialysis (including KIDNEW) – UMCU
ESPN congress 2023, Vilnius (ES) | ESPN_2023_PROGRAM_DEF-3.pdf (espn2023.org)
Conference: Presentation – 20 September 2023
Sensor Technologies Research Group at Biomedical Engineering R&D activity 2018-2023 – Tallinn University of Technology
Conference: Presentation – 30 August 2023
Workshop – 21 June 2023
Demo about Si Membranes – imec NL
Innovation Day Holst Centre | https://holstcentre.com/innovation-day/
Congress: Presentation – 17 June 2023
Innovations in dialysis: MI-TRAM (Multicompatible Implantable Toxin Removal Augmentation Module with fluid sensing) and new approaches – UMCU
ERA Congress Milano | ERA-60Congress-Final-Programme_.pdf (era-online.org)
Conference: Presentation – 14 June 2023
Presentation with Abstract in Proceedings – imec NL