Promoting Collaboration to Improve Pediatric Care.

The Pediatric Device Innovators Forum is a recurring collaborative educational experience hosted by the FDA-supported pediatric device consortia and designed to connect and foster synergy among innovators across the technology development ecosystem interested in pediatric medical device development.

Overcoming Commercialization Barriers in Peds MedTech through Partnerships 

Hosted by the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCCPDI), Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC) and The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP).

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023  | 11:00am - 12:30pm PT (2:00pm - 3:30pm ET)

The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCCPDI), Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC) and The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) are hosting this installment of the FDA-supported Pediatric Device Innovators Forum (PDIF). This PDIF will feature a panel discussion on Overcoming Commercialization Barriers in Peds MedTech through Partnerships. Panels will include PDC supported founders and the partners they have collaborated with to advance the commercialization of their pediatric medtech devices.

Agenda:

Part 1: Learn - moderated by Kolaleh Eskandanian, Ph.D, MBA, PMP, Director, NCCPDI (30 minutes)

A conversation with Christopher Almond focused on financial barriers and opportunities for pediatric medical device development and commercialization.

Speaker:

• Christopher Almond — Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Part 2: Discuss - moderated by Juan Espinoza, MD, Director, CTIP (30 minutes)

This discussion will explore the experiences of pediatric medical device innovators with supply chain and commercialization partnerships that have supported bringing their devices to market, including the barriers and faciliators they identified on their journey.

Panelists: 

• Peggy Kaufman — Vice President, Contracting Operations & Center of Excellence, Vizient

• Daniel Clark — Founder and CEO, Linear Health Sciences

• Eric Stone — Co-Founder and CEO, Velano Vascular

• Maureen L. Mulvihill — President, Co-Founder, and CEO, Actuated Medical, Inc.

Part 3: Engage - moderated by Chester Koh, MD, Director, SWPDC (30 minutes)

A question and answer session with all speakers. We will also address questions from attendees submittted prior to and during the event.