UNOS was founded in the 1980s to coordinate organ transplants before there was a national system in place. Today, more than 1 million transplants later, UNOS continues to manage most of the national donation and transplant system under contract with the federal government. In addition to its lifesaving work serving the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, UNOS provides a range of products and services that help enhance donation and transplant and improve public health.
The nonprofit has grown from being the first organ matching system into a multi-dimensional organization that supports domestic and international donation and transplant systems, conducts data-driven research and analysis, develops products and services, advocates for reforms to help patients, and partners to drive a greater public health impact.
UNOS is the expert in donation and transplant – but that’s not all we do. Today, UNOS is driving new initiatives, research and solutions to help more people across the globe. To reflect our growing impact, our new mission and vision are:
- Mission: To save and transform lives through research, innovation and collaboration
- Vision: A world where health has no boundaries
UNOS continues to be a mission-driven nonprofit focused on saving lives. As we’ve grown over the last 40 years, we’ve come to recognize that our strengths and expertise can be utilized in more ways to help more people, and that’s what we are doing. Because at the end of the day, we want everyone to be able to live life without limits.
Learn about some of the services UNOS provides as well as its work to strengthen the donation and transplant system.
