About Spring Point

Spring Point Project is producing a sufficient supply of pigs to serve as islet donors for diabetic patients ultimately leading to a cure for diabetes. Philanthropic gifts have been, and will continue to be, the primary source of funding for Spring Point Project.

Spring Point Project is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization presided over by a Board of Directors who provide leadership to the corporation.

Founded in Minnesota in 2004, Spring Point Project was born out of a grassroots effort to help make porcine islet transplantation a viable solution for diabetes patients—in particular, the tens of thousands of people with difficult to manage diabetes. Its nonprofit status brings stability and control over all aspects of the project, and fits with the goal of bringing unprecedented research data toward a clinical application in a speedy and cost-effective manner.

A unique partnership has been established between the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Spring Point Project. The Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation at the UMN is preparing for further preclinical research and clinical trials, while Spring Point Project has built and operates biosecure facilities is raising specially selected high health pigs in compliance with governmental regulations. Other partners in this effort include Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation and the Hutterian Brethren, a major swine producer in the Midwest.