Perfusion technology significantly improves the quality of organs in transplants.[1] In January 2020, a research team in Zurich demonstrated for the first time that this technology allows the liver to be stored outside the body for several days.[1] Researchers from the University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich have successfully transplanted a human liver after three days of storage in their proprietary perfusion device.[1] The device mimics the human body as closely as possible and creates ideal conditions for the organ.[1] The results were published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.[1] Professor Pierre-Alain Clavien stated that treating the liver in a perfusion machine alleviates the lack of functional organs and saves lives.[1] High costs and insurance coverage issues prevent perfusion from becoming a standard of care.[1]