Beyond the Picnic Cooler: Redefining Organ Preservation with Dr. Xiaoxi Wei, Founder and CEO of X-Therma
Organ preservation still runs on a plastic bag, wet ice, and a picnic cooler.
In this episode, Dr. Xiaoxi Wei, Founder and CEO of X-Therma, discusses extending the lifespan of organs, cells, and other living medicines. Her grandfather's death set the work in motion. She explains why the method used to carry a donated organ has barely changed in 50 years, and why a four-hour window decides which patients get matched. X-Therma's answer is a peptoid-based material modeled on nature's antifreeze proteins, designed to hold tissue at sub-zero temperatures without freezing damage. Wei also walks…
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