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News and Press


June 2023

How Hollywood Attorney Kenneth Kleinberg’s Kidney Crisis Fueled A Stem Cell Breakthrough That Puts Synthetic Replacement Kidneys In Sight – Deadline Hollywood

June 2023

How This Game-Changing Stem Cell Research Can Fight Kidney Disease – USA Today

July 2023

Synthetic Kidney Transplants Could Be Less Than 10 Years Away Thanks to Hollywood Lawyer to the Stars Who Funded Research After Suffering Renal Failure – The South China Morning Post

August 2023

Hollywood Lawyer Ken Kleinberg on His Crusade for Kidney Research – The Hollywood Reporter

August 2023

Law & Order: Spotlight on Ken Kleinberg – Lifestyles Magzine

October 2023

Making Kidney Disease a Priority: An Interview with Kenneth Kleinberg and Lewis Kleinberg – Leaders Magazine

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