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United Therapeutics Expands Organ Manufacturing Capabilities with Opening of Third Designated Pathogen-Free Xenograft Production Facility

$UTHRPress releaseOct 20, 2026, 7:00 AM ETRead the release

United Therapeutics opened its third Designated Pathogen-Free xenograft production facility, in Houston, Texas, named for transplantation pioneers Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Robert Montgomery. The biosecure facility is purpose-built to manufacture the company's xenokidneys and xenohearts, joining facilities in Virginia and Minnesota that are designed to enable commercial-scale production following potential FDA approval.

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Drug Name
UKidney, UThymoKidney, UHeart
Clinical trials
["EXPAND (UKidney)","EXTEND (UThymoKidney)","EXPRESS (UHeart)"]
Dpf facilities open
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Gene edits ukidney uheart
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