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 

https://anzsnasm.com/program/

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 

Friends of Europe Health Policy Summit in Brussels | https://www.friendsofeurope.org/events/multifaceted-challenges-cross-cutting-solutions/

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

EuroPD

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

European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) | Scientific-Program-ESAO-DEF-V11.docx.pdf (esao2023.com)


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

American Society for Internal Artificial Organs (ASAIO) | RENAL1: The Decade of the Kidney – How Patients Voices can B… : ASAIO Journal (lww.com)