The AWAK artificial kidney as of 2011, is about the size of a womens purse. We previously listed this in 2010 when it was a 6 pound battery-operated prototype designed to provide 24/7 continuous dialysis. However, through continuous developmental effort, the AWAK continues to get smaller and more portable This technological breakthrough is based on an original joint research with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs, USA. 
 
AWAK Technologies was incorporated in April 2007 with the mission of Saving, Sustaining & Enhancing Lives of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. AWAK, The Wearable Dialysis Company dedicated to the development of wearable artificial kidneys, was founded by Dr Gordon Ku (Chairman of Kidney Dialysis Foundation), Dr. David B. N. Lee and Dr. Martin Roberts (both of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA), and Mr. Neo Kok Beng. Dr David B. N. Lee and Dr Martin Roberts are also inventors of the licensed technologies and serve as Chief Scientists in the Company.