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An engineer by training, Shuvo Roy initially focused on semiconductor technology for computers. He realized the potential of this technology to impact medicine and decided to apply his skills to smart medical devices after graduate school.
Through his journey, Roy met his clinical colleague, Dr. William Fisel, who encouraged him to use his talents to create a better dialysis machine. Their collaboration evolved into the ambitious goal of building an implantable artificial kidney.
Roy combines his background in semiconductor electronics with knowledge gained from collaborations with clinicians and scientists to work on the bioartificial kidney. He is inspired by patients to continue this work until a device is developed that can significantly improve their lives.