Caring for Kidney Patients in this New Year

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Bill and Danielle Gottfried formed The Kidney Research Institute of Texas to help care for those who are affected by kidney disease and kidney cancer. The Institute was formed in honor of family members who have suffered from and died from kidney disease. 73 million Americans, 1 in 3 American adults, are at risk for developing kidney disease; 30 million Americans, 1 in 9 American adults, are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), although most do not know it. Over 705,000 Americans have irreversible kidney failure or end state renal disease (ESRD). Source of data: National Institutes of Health, The National Kidney Foundation, and Centers for Disease Control.

Bill and Danielle Gottfried have embarked on a journey to help those in need by supporting kidney disease prevention, kidney disease research, and improvements in patient care, including the acceleration of technology innovation to improve dialysis treatment that remains painful, debilitating, and inhibits the quality of life for those affected. Dialysis technology has not advanced in over 40 years, our goal is to advance technology innovation to improve the quality of life of kidney patients.

The Kidney Research Institute of Texas supports the outstanding research underway worldwide and we will work to capitalize on new scientific discoveries and research that will increase the potential for finding cures and novel candidates for new drug therapies that can prevent and cure kidney disease.

We are initiating a major fundraising campaign in 2021 to support kidney disease prevention, kidney disease research, and technology innovation to improve the lives of kidney patients. We will be working with leading philanthropic, endowment, public and private organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and individuals who are dedicated to ending the global pandemic of kidney disease.

We are committed to finding the cure for kidney disease and for caring for those who are suffering from kidney disease. We look forward to having you join our effort to support the kidney disease patient community , we thank you for your consideration and interest.

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Published by Bill and Danielle Gottfried, Founders of The Kidney Research Institute of Texas

Bill and Danielle Gottfried established The Kidney Research Institute of Texas in Houston; we are committed to finding the cure for kidney disease. Bill's Father, Henry William Gottfried, Jr., died early in his life from kidney failure and Bill has had other Family members afflicted by kidney disease. Danielle has had Family members suffer from kidney disease and kidney failure. Our goal is to raise investments that will be allocated directly to the leading kidney research and kidney dialysis technology innovation teams in Houston, around the U.S., and worldwide that are conducting leading edge research on finding the cure for kidney disease and improving patient care. Bill Gottfried has been involved in the biotechnology industry since the early 1980's, the dawn of the biotechnology era. He has supported biotechnology and health care investment in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and he recruited the management team for the first biotechnology company that was established in Houston. Bill has provided capital formation, executive search, and strategic planning expertise to biotechnology industry clients for over 30 years. He was a founding member of BIOHouston and the Biotechnology Industry Organization in Washington, D.C.

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