Technikos

OrganOx Limited, founded in 2008 and based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializes in organ preservation and transplantation technology, particularly for liver transplants. The company has developed the Metra device, which employs normothermic preservation technology to store livers outside the body at normal body temperature. This innovative approach mimics the conditions of the human body by continuously perfusing the liver with oxygen-carrying red cells and nutrients, thereby preventing the decay of the organ before transplantation. The Metra device enables the liver to produce bile, metabolize glucose, and maintain a physiological pH level, ultimately enhancing the viability of the organ for transplant. OrganOx's research and development efforts are rooted in the work of Prof Peter Friend and Prof Constantin Coussios at the University of Oxford.

OrganOx Limited, founded in 2008 and based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializes in organ preservation and transplantation technology, particularly for liver transplants. The company has developed the Metra device, which employs normothermic preservation technology to store livers outside the body at normal body temperature. This innovative approach mimics the conditions of the human body by continuously perfusing the liver with oxygen-carrying red cells and nutrients, thereby preventing the decay of the organ before transplantation. The Metra device enables the liver to produce bile, metabolize glucose, and maintain a physiological pH level, ultimately enhancing the viability of the organ for transplant. OrganOx's research and development efforts are rooted in the work of Prof Peter Friend and Prof Constantin Coussios at the University of Oxford.