Carpediem

A NEWBORN BABY CLINGS TO LIFE, A YOUNG MAN SEEKS HIS FUTURE

Born without kidney function, baby Lisa’s life is in the hands of Claudio Ronco, physician, scientist

and inventor of CARPEDIEM, a medical device for infant dialysis. This remarkable and moving story details the experiences of a doctor’s long and productive life as he fights to give a newborn baby a chance at the same.

This is also the story of the revolutionary new machine that provides life support for babies, and Ronco’s team of talented physicians who, through creativity, team-work and determination overcome clinical challenges that used to be considered insurmountable.