Presentations & Publications

VPS advances organ preservation through collaborative research with leading academic and clinical partners. Our research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international scientific and transplant conferences.

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Presentations

2026

Delivering Hope: Transforming Pediatric Heart Transplantation with the VP.S ENCORE® PEDS™ Device
American Transplant Congress (ATC), Boston, MA
Poster of Distinction

Advancing Pediatric Heart Transplantation using the VP.S ENCORE® PEDS Device
ESOT Congress – Leonardo Da Vinci Session, London, UK
ESOT and IPTA Marius Renard Award

Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Transplantation using the VP.S ENCORE® PEDS™ Device
Georgia Tech Pediatric Innovation Network Innovation and Showcase
Grand Prize Winner

UCSF Stanford Accelerator Pitch Competition 2024
UCSF Stanford, CA
Silver Award Winner

Novel Portable Hypothermic Perfusion Preservation Device Enhances Cardiac Output of Donated Human Hearts
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
Research and Immunology Professional Community Award for Excellence

Publications

2025

Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Transplantation Using the VP.S ENCORE® PEDS™ Device
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
April 2025

An Ex Vivo Human Kidney Perfusion Model Confirms Larger Microwave Ablation Dimensions After Transarterial Embolization
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
June 2024

Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Transplantation through Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPe)
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
June 2024

Prolonged Preservation of Pediatric Size Hearts Using the VP.S ENCORE® Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion Device
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
April 2024

Novel Portable Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Preservation Device Enhances Cardiac Viability of Donated Human Hearts
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
April 2024

Identification of Pharmacological Inducers of a Reversible Hypometabolic State for Whole Organ Preservation
eLife
February 2024

CARD28: Prolonged Graft Preservation of Biostasis Induced Porcine Hearts using the VP.S ENCORE® Machine Perfusion Device ASAIO Journal June 2023
Preclinical Evaluation of the VP.S ENCORE® Cardiac Preservation Device The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation April 2023

Novel Portable Hypothermic Perfusion Preservation Device Enhances Cardiac Output of Donated Human Hearts
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
April 2023

Creation of an Ex Vivo Renal Perfusion Model to Investigate Microwave Ablation
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
October 2022

Novel Portable Hypothermic Cardiac Preservation Device Enhances Cardiac Viability and Function of the Isolated Porcine Hearts
2022 American Transplant Congress
June 2022

Proof of Concept Study for a Closed Ex-Vivo Limb Perfusion System for 24-hour Subnormothermic Preservation Using Acellular Perfusate
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
May 2022

Novel Portable Hypothermic Cardiac Preservation Device Extends Cardiac Viability and Function Beyond the Standard of Care Using Isolated Porcine Hearts
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
April 2022

24-Hour Rat Hind Limb Preservation Using a 3D-Printed Subnormothermic Portable Machine Perfusion Device
Journal of Transplantation Technologies & Research
January 2021

Advancing Donor Organ Viability Together

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