Join us at the Georgia Tech Pediatric Innovation Network Innovation Day & Showcase, where the Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI)—in collaboration with two other FDA-funded Pediatric Device Consortia—will be awarding $25,000 innovation prizes to support groundbreaking pediatric medical device projects.

This is a unique opportunity to gain funding, visibility, and expert support for your pediatric innovation. Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work and connect with leaders in pediatric healthcare and device development!

The Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI), led by Children’s National Hospital, in collaboration with Additional Ventures, has opened a grant opportunity for pediatric medical devices to diagnose, treat, and monitor pediatric patients with heart conditions.

Grants up to $50,000 each are available for pediatric-specific solutions selected by a panel of experts from submitted proposals. Up to $300,000 in grant funds are available for distribution through this program.

Children with heart conditions face unique challenges that demand specialized medical devices tailored to their specific physiological needs. In the fields of cardiology, cardiac surgery, and electrophysiology, there is a significant unmet need for pediatric devices designed to monitor and treat young patients effectively

The Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation (APDI) has opened a grant opportunity for pediatric medical devices that improve the monitoring, diagnosis or treatment of youth suffering from substance use disorder and addiction. Grants up to $50,000 each are available for pediatric-specific solutions selected by a panel of experts from submitted proposals. Up to $150,000 in grant funds are available for distribution through this program.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that over 3.6 million U.S. youth, ages 12 to 17, used illicit drugs in 2022. In that same period, an average of 22 youth, ages 12 to 18, died weekly from an overdose. Often, these adolescents did not show the expected warning signs before an overdose, such as problems with alcohol, drugs or prior substance use treatment. Of the teens and tweens who fatally overdosed, only 1 in 10 had a history of treatment for a substance use problem, and only 1 in 7 had ever experienced a prior nonfatal overdose.