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treatments to filter the blood of kidney patients. The filters of the time required a long cleaning process to render them suitable for reuse. In 1961, after being unable to help two patients due to these limitations, Alwall happened to meet
Crafoord at a dinner. What Alwall needed was someone to
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produce disposable filters; Crafoord had experience in the manufacturing and plastics industry and was very interested in financing the product, which could save lives. In 1964, Crafoord founded the company Gambro â originally
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paper mill for a number of years. He was involved in a number of organizations, including as a board member of the
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