- May 26, 2021
Five finalists have been named in the prestigious annual “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition presented by the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI).
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- May 20, 2021
“Experts have indicated there is a critical need for pediatric devices to address arrhythmias in children and we are delighted help advance innovations that seek to bridge that care gap,” says Kolaleh Eskandanian, Ph.D., M.B.A, P.M.P,
- May 20, 2021
NCC-PDI is one of five consortia in the FDA’s Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program created to support development and commercialization of medical devices for children, which lags significantly
- May 20, 2021
Five finalists have been named in the annual “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition presented by the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI).
- May 19, 2021
NCC-PDI is one of five consortia in the FDA’s Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program created to support the development and commercialization of medical devices for children, which lags significantly
- April 12, 2021
“Our goal is to provide direct funding [with] expert advising and support services to innovators of pediatric medical devices,” says Eskandanian. “The notion that innovation follows investment, that really gave
- April 9, 2021
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects six out of 1,000 babies born in the U.S. each year and is often complicated by arrhythmias. While the last decade brought great advances
- March 26, 2021
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation is hosting a medical device pitch competition with MedTech Innovator to address the lack of pediatric heart devices, the groups announced March 23.
- March 23, 2021
“NCC-PDI was created, with the support of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to seek out and address significant unmet needs in pediatric medical devices,” says Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD, MBA, PMP,
- March 23, 2021
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects six out of 1,000 babies born in the U.S. each year and is often complicated by arrhythmias, a condition where the heart beats too rapidly,
- March 11, 2021
The advancement of children’s medical devices in the U.S. continues to significantly lag behind adult devices for many reasons. A dedicated group of public and private sector healthcare leaders are
- December 1, 2020
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- October 26, 2020
Olathe-based Innara Health became one of six winners in a national medical device competition that awarded a total of $250,000 in Food and Drug Administration grants.
- October 20, 2020
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- October 12, 2020
“For far too long, pediatric specialists have been manipulating adult medical devices to create solutions for children’s bodies because it’s the only available option,” said Kurt Newman, M.D.
- September 7, 2020
HOUSTON - Medical equipment for children is typically majorly under-funded. Now a local company is in the national spotlight, after winning a competition for a medical device to help children.
- August 13, 2020
"One of the silver linings, if there are any in this pandemic, was that it really created a necessity for all of us to come up with novel ideas,"
- July 23, 2020
“Because of the high quality of submissions and the critical need for pandemic-related pediatric medical devices, we are excited to recognize and award eight innovations from this event’s highly competitive field,”
- July 15, 2020
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The competition is led by NCC-PDI co-founders the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
- July 15, 2020
“As COVID-19 continues to threaten the health of families and children across the nation, we must continue to seek new and better ways to deliver quality care during a pandemic
NCC-PDI is structured to provide critical mass for clinical, regulatory, business, scientific, and engineering expertise. Several faculty researchers hold affiliations with both SZI and the Clark School, adding to the Consortium’s wealth of experience in pediatric device development.
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