<s>[INST] When will clinical trials start? [/INST] We estimate that the artificial kidney is about 4-5 years away from being ready for clinical trials from a technical perspective. However, we do not yet have all the funding we need (estimated at USD 10 million) to complete the preclinical development, so this timeline could be slower. Source: UC San Francisco. Link: https://pharm.ucsf.edu/kidney/device/faq. Field: Nephrology. Disease: Kidney Disease </s>