美国投资两亿,缩短器官移植等候时间

The U.S. government says it is investing $200 million to help reduce the wait time for organ transplants, including a program to advance the science of tissue repair.

The investment, led by the Defense Department, brings together funds and expertise from the government, universities, companies and non-profits.

The plan includes more than $160 million in public and private funding to create the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which will help develop ways of fabricating tissue.

Grants will also be given to small businesses that are trying to improve organ and tissue preservation to allow more time for transplantation.

White House officials say more than 120,000 people in the United States are on a donor waiting list, with the vast majority of those needing a kidney.

这项计划由国防部牵头实施，集中利用政府、大学、企业和非营利组织的资金和技术。

该计划包括投资1.6亿多美元的政府和民间资金，创建先进组织生物制造创新研究所，研制开发人体组织的制造技术。

此外，该计划还将为一些小型企业提供资金，研究如何改善保存人体器官和组织的方法，为器官移植提供更长的时间。

白宫官员说，目前美国有超过12万人在等候器官捐献，其中大部分人需要肾脏。