An estimated 4.5 Million Europeans suffer from renal disorders. The elderly are disproportionately affected, but renal disease is also a condition that severely affects children. The death rate in patients with renal failure is 20% annually.

Our goal is to discover genes responsible for renal development and disease, their proteins and their actions.

To achieve this goal, we have established a consortium of leading scientists, clinicians and SME partners that will focus on the development of novel technologies and discovery tools in functional genomics and their application to kidney research.

Ultimately, identification of disease genes will lead to a better understanding of renal disease processes, to improved diagnosis and to new concepts in therapy.