Nextkidney Nextkidney raised €4.1M for more freedom and a better life for kidney patients (2024)

4.1 million euros raised by Nextkidney for more freedom and a better life for kidney patients, One of the largest crowdfunding campaigns during 10 years Oneplanetcrowd

Portable artificial kidney will soon bring kidney patients worldwide more freedom and a better
quality of life

Decide for yourself where, when and how often you receive dialysis. That will soon be possible
with the “Neokidney,” the world’s first portable hemodialysis device, often called a “portable
artificial kidney. For millions of kidney patients, this means more freedom and a significant
improvement in quality of life. Oneplanetcrowd raised 4.1 million euros in two months for
Nextkidney, the company behind Neokidney, to enable market launch. The funding was co-led
by Generous Minds.

A life-threatening situation

When kidney damage leads to kidney failure, kidney transplantation and dialysis are the only
treatment options. Around 2.8 million people depend on dialysis to stay alive. Hemodialysis has a
huge impact on a kidney patient’s life due to the time-consuming and intensive dialysis sessions:
usually 3 times a week a 4-hour treatment in a hospital. A dialysis patient must completely adapt his
life to the treatment he receives. It is also one of the most expensive treatments reimbursed by basic
insurance.

An impactful solution

Nextkidney stems from the initiative of the Dutch Kidney Foundation and health insurers CZ,
ZilverenKruis and Menzis to give patients more freedom and quality of life. In recent years, work has
been done on a unique device that allows patients to dialyze independently. You can therefore dialyze
more often, longer and wherever you want. This gives patients back a big part of their freedom,
improves their quality of life and increases their life expectancy. In addition, the cost of treatment
decreases because less care support and dialysis fluid is needed.
Fabian Cornelissen has been a kidney patient for almost 20 years. Unfortunately, after three failed
transplants, he is again dependent on dialysis: “If I didn’t dialyze I would die. For me, this device really
makes a very big difference. It’s portable. You can use it on the road or on vacation. The idea that you
can move around with this device is already a liberation.”

What else is needed to bring the Neokidney to patients?

The Neokidney is in the final stages of development. The working prototype is ready. Safety testing
began in Singapore in April 2022. And in fall 2023, two clinical trials with patients will start in France
and the Netherlands. These steps are necessary for market approval in Europe and then in the United
States.

Pilots in Dutch hospitals

With health insurers CZ, Zilveren Kruis and Menzis, Nextkidney is working on pilots in Dutch
hospitals. Joep de Groot is CEO of CZ: “We are investing in the portable artificial kidney and its
introduction into healthcare because we believe that the portable artificial kidney dramatically
improves the lives of kidney patients. The portable artificial kidney also contributes to a reduction in
healthcare costs, partly because it requires less deployment of scarce medical staff. Thereby, this
unique dialysis machine helps to keep healthcare in the Netherlands widely accessible for everyone.”

About Nextkidney

Nextkidney B.V. focuses on a combination of social impact and profitability. The development of the
“Neokidney,” the new international designation for the portable artificial kidney, takes place in
Nextkidney’s laboratories in Lausanne and Singapore. Management, production and commerce are
controlled from the Netherlands. The unique and pioneering collaboration with both patients,
nephrologists and Dutch health insurers is receiving a lot of attention worldwide as a new innovation
model.

Oneplanetcrowd

Oneplanetcrowd is the largest sustainable crowdfunding platform in the Netherlands. Maarten de Jong
is director of Oneplanetcrowd: ”We are extremely proud of this final result! For Oneplanetcrowd the
largest funding campaign since 2019 and the second largest of all time. Wonderful to see that our
constituency of investors, like us, see the importance and potential of this innovation for kidney
patients.”

Did you miss this investment opportunity?

Because of the successful crowdfunding and interest from national- and international investors,
Nextkidney is offering the opportunity to invest until the end of January.

Do you want to help bring this unique healthcare innovation to market?

Click here to register for the upcoming webinars where Tom Oostrom (Director Kidney Foundation) and John Stooker (Chief Financial Officer, Nextkidney) will tell you more about the Neokidney and the investment proposition.

John Stooker is available for questions about the Neokidney and the investment proposition that runs
until the end of January. He can be reached at j.stooker@nextkidney.com.

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FAQs

Is the wearable artificial kidney available? ›

The WAK™ was developed after decades of research. A device prototype has been clinically tested in Europe and the US, but it is still experimental and not currently FDA approved for public use. The WAK™ can be ergonomically adapted to the patient's body for maximum comfort while being worn.

How long can you live on dialysis? ›

Life expectancy on dialysis can vary depending on your other medical conditions and how well you follow your treatment plan. Average life expectancy on dialysis is 5-10 years, however, many patients have lived well on dialysis for 20 or even 30 years.

What is the new home dialysis treatment? ›

Home hemodialysis is the same kind of blood dialysis done in a hospital or community based unit, but it is done in your own home. The machine is a bit smaller and more user-friendly. It can be done for seven to eight hours while you sleep at night or during the day for three to four hours, five days per week.

How close are we to an artificial kidney? ›

When will clinical trials start? We estimate that the artificial kidney is about 4-5 years away from being ready for clinical trials from a technical perspective. However, we do not yet have all the funding we need (estimated at USD 10 million) to complete the preclinical development, so this timeline could be slower.

What is the new alternative to dialysis? ›

The artificial kidney device will fill a growing need for a replacement for dialysis, he says. “This device will allow patients to become much freer and more able to take more charge of their life and not focus as much psychologically on their treatment that currently takes over their lives.”

What is the new kidney pill? ›

and INDIANAPOLIS, September 22, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance® (empagliflozin) 10 mg tablets to reduce the risk of sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular death and hospitalization in adults with chronic ...

Can kidneys start working again after dialysis? ›

There is currently no way to reverse chronic kidney damage, so people with kidney failure need regular dialysis to replace kidney function. The only way to safely stop dialysis is through a successful kidney transplant.

Why is dialysis so hard on the body? ›

Fluid overload occurs when there is too much fluid build-up in the body during dialysis, as the kidneys are no longer able to remove enough on their own. This can result in additional swelling, bloating, cramping, high blood pressure, shortness of breath and heart problems.

What are the odds of surviving dialysis? ›

The risk is greatest during the first 3 months after starting dialysis. Annual mortality is around 9% per year with 40-50% 5-year survival. The main cause of death in patients receiving dialysis is cardiovascular disease, followed by infectious complications.

What is the most gentle dialysis? ›

CRRT is a slower type of dialysis that puts less stress on the heart. Instead of doing it over four hours, CRRT is done 24 hours a day to slowly and continuously clean out waste products and fluid from the patient.

Do dialysis patients still use the bathroom? ›

Some dialysis patients who are on dialysis still urinate. These individuals require dialysis to clean their blood because of high creatine levels. Although their kidneys still make urine, the bean-shaped organs don't sufficiently remove toxins from the blood.

Are there any new breakthroughs for kidney disease? ›

While there is no cure for kidney disease, there are ways to manage or treat it and 2023 had several exciting new developments in the advancement of drugs to treat kidney disease. These developments include FDA approvals for: A drug to slow down the decline of eGFR in people with kidney disease.

What is the new technology for kidney failure? ›

Scientists are using stem cells and 3D printing to develop kidney tissues to grow into fully functional organs. This advancement could lead to personalized kidney transplants, addressing donor shortages and reducing the risk of organ rejection. It's a significant step towards curing kidney failure.

What is the new form of dialysis? ›

Haemodiafiltration is a newer technique that combines haemodialysis with another filtration method that removes larger molecules from the blood. It's also a common treatment, but not as common as haemodialysis, and some countries like the US don't use it at all.

What is the new device for kidney? ›

The bioartificial kidney is a compact, surgically implanted, free-standing device to treat kidney failure. It performs the vast majority of the biological functions of the natural kidney.

What is the life expectancy of an artificial kidney? ›

But unlike real transplanted kidneys, which have an average lifespan of 10 to 12 years, the artificial kidney can last indefinitely (new cells may have to be implanted through an injection or small port every two years.)

Did the US issues a patent for wearable artificial kidney? ›

The United States Patent Office has issued a patent to Victor Gura, MD, FASN, for a wearable artificial kidney, and the nephrologist said he wants to begin a clinical trial later this year to test the third-generation device.

Can a kidney be replaced by an artificial organ? ›

The bioartificial kidney will make treatment for kidney disease more effective and also much more tolerable and comfortable.” The aim is to produce a human-scale device to improve on dialysis, which keeps people alive after their kidneys fail but is a poor substitute for having a real working organ.

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