Organ Transplant Supply and Demand Chart
Regenerat3D aims to address the near-impossible nature of using human organs
for research and testing due to the major organ shortage crisis in the United States. Currently, the only way to receive an organ transplant is from an organ donor. However, there are approximately 119,635 waiting list candidates, and someone new is added to the national transplant waiting list every ten minutes.
The organ donor/patient graph on the right illustrates the widening gap between the supply and demand of organ transplants. As demand increases, researchers cannot obtain the necessary organs to conduct their studies. Regenerat3D has developed a method to produce vascularized 3D-printed scaffolds that allow for the development and survival of living tissues. Using this method, the growing need of organs for research is alleviated and the advancement of research is catalyzed.