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RENAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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patient care
through data-driven
innovation

ABOUT THE RENAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

The heart of RRI’s capacity for innovation is our ability to examine complex problems through multiple lenses.

The Renal Research Institute (RRI) is an internationally recognized incubator of ideas, treatment processes, and technologies to improve the lives of kidney patients. RRI’s leadership in data analytics, computational biomedicine and AI, as well as our access to a large patient population, accelerates the pace of scientific discoveries and their translation into applied medicine. Our team includes some of the brightest minds from around the world, who, along with their disciplinary expertise, bring a deep understanding of global healthcare issues and challenges.

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At RRI, we embrace a cross-functional mindset, bringing together physicians, data scientists, mathematicians, engineers, theoretical physicists, analysts—all united by one purpose: to translate groundbreaking research and science into transformative clinical care. Learn how our teams are bridging disciplines and pushing boundaries to deliver data-driven solutions.

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Our Research

We operate at the intersection of clinical data, machine data, and real-world practice, with access to a large patient population and one of the world's largest and richest renal datasets. Our deep connection to the scientific community and to med-tech innovators gives us the rare ability to translate insight into action—quickly, precisely, and meaningfully.

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Research Innovations

Latest Research & News

BMC nephrology
7 Feb 2026 A prospective pilot study assessing osteoblastic changes of vascular calcifications in chronic kidney disease subjects on hemodialysis using 18F-NaF sodium fluoride positron emission tomography PET

Jonathan P Dyke, Hasib Absar, Mark Kakembo, Zijun Dong, Lin-Chun Wang, Xiaoling Wang, Sarah Ren, Benjamin Cobb, Silvina P Dutruel, Nadja Grobe, Peter Kotanko

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INTERNAL UPDATES
13 May 2025 Revolutionizing Kidney Care with ApolloDialDb™

Discover the ApolloDialDb™, a cloud-based database from Fresenius Medical Care.

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Education

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LATEST EPISODE

From Hardware to Ecosystems: The Future of Digital Innovation in Kidney Care

February 2, 2026

What does it take to truly move MedTech from hardware-driven models to integrated digital ecosystems? In this episode of Frontiers in Kidney Medicine and Biointelligence, Len Usvyat speaks with Jaime Osborn, VP of Strategy and Digital Solutions at Fresenius Medical Care, about the transformation underway in digital health.

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