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How Real-Time Pump Data Helped Versiti Accelerate Kidney Allocation
In 2025, Versiti, an Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) serving 12 counties in Wisconsin, identified an opportunity to reduce the uncertainties and gaps throughout the transplant process by implementing new LifePort Kidney Transporters (LKT) with Remote Monitoring & Tracking (RM&T) capabilities.
Perspective: One Mission, Many Stories
Author: Virginia Liuti, Strategic Account Manager July 22, 2026As we approach World Organ Donation Day on August 13, I have been reflecting on my own journey in healthcare and how it has shaped the way I see our transplant community. Before joining Organ Recovery...
Perspective: The Power of Philanthropy in Organ, Eye, And Tissue Donation
Author: Ashley Garvey May 28, 2026I had the pleasure recently of joining a workshop held by Elisse Glennon Consulting titled “The Power of Philanthropy in Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation” at the Meadowlands Chamber Business Hub in New Jersey. It welcomed...
The Interconnected Road to Organ Preservation Innovation
Author: Perry Turner May 13, 2026This Community Pulse Blog was originally published on the Association of Organ Procurement Organization’s (AOPO) website on 5/12/26. View the original version here. When the average person envisions organ donation or transplantation,...
Perspective: Full Circle on the Trail
Author: Katie Slaughter May 4, 2026During National Donate Life Month and throughout the year, Organ Recovery Systems (ORS) supports our transplant partners with sponsorships of events, fun runs, galas and more. This year, one of the events ORS sponsored was the...
Perspective: The future of organ transplantation in South Korea
In March, Organ Recovery Systems’ (ORS) Christopher Laycock, Managing Director of Sales in Asia Pacific and Latin America, attended the Korean Society of Transplantation annual meeting at the Yeosu Expo Convention Center in South Korea. The spring academic conference...
Organ Recovery Systems Celebrating Donate Life Month with Support for Local OPOs, Sponsorships, and Employee Engagement
What is National Donate Life Month? National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was established in the United States in 2003 by Donate Life America, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and activate the public to register to become organ, eye, and tissue donors....
Strengthening the Transplant Ecosystem
By Perry Turner, Managing Director, Commercial & Clinical Operations Organ donation and transplantation is an intricate process that extends far beyond operating rooms and hospitals. Successful transplants are carefully coordinated and planned, requiring close...
LifePort® Kidney Transporter’s Legacy: A Decade of Data Supporting Improved Kidney Transplant Outcomes with Hypothermic Machine Perfusion
By Matthew Copithorne, Senior Vice President, Global Commercial and Medical Affairs In 1967, hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) technology was introduced, and in 2003 Organ Recovery Systems (ORS) brought that technology to market via the LifePort Kidney Transporter...
Organ Recovery Systems showcases innovations, streamlined logistics in new remote monitoring and tracking technology for LifePort® Kidney Transporter
Organ Recovery Systems hosted a series of webinars previewing the newest, most exciting, and relevant innovations in kidney perfusion and transplant as part of the latest update to LifePort Kidney Transporters. Participants from organ procurement organizations,...
LifePort® Kidney Transporter’s Newest Features Help Protect Each Gift Every Time
By Anthony Giudice, Manager, Clinical and Technical Advisors Adopted by 98% of OPOs around the country, LifePort Kidney Transporter has been supporting kidney transplantation for more than 20 years. But that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped innovating. The same...
Always Listening, Always Innovating: ORS’ Journey in Transplant Care
By Matthew Copithorne, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Americas and Pacific Rim When Organ Recovery Systems was founded in late 1998, our goal was clear: to support transplant professionals in their mission to improve outcomes for their patients while...
Our Technology, Your Mission
You have a mission. You need the tools to make you more efficient and the team to support you. That’s our mission. Let’s work together to improve patient outcomes and preserve the gift of life.