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The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) has extended the deadline for its annual “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition to Feb. 22 at midnight EST. Innovators and startup companies with devices in the pediatric cardiovascular, orthopedic and spine, or NICU sectors are invited to apply for a share of up to $250,000 in FDA-funded awards and access to a newly created NCC-PDI pediatric device accelerator program led by MedTech Innovator.

Submit your applications for the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) showcase medical device pitch event on March 23, 2020, in College Park, Maryland. The competition is focused on pediatric devices in three areas of critical need: cardiovascular, orthopedic and spine, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Children’s National Hospital announces formal partnership with Virginia Tech that will include the launch of a Virginia Tech biomedical research facility within the new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus.

Learn more about the six winners of the $150,000 “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition.

Children's National spin-out companies AlgometRx and Adopomics selected by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS to join JPOD @ Philadelphia and JPOD @ Boston. 

Find out more about the 12 finalists and symposium keynote speakers for the NCC-PDI $150K NICU Medical Device Pitch Competition that will take place on September 22.

This year’s symposium will explore the pediatric device clinical trial process, including progress insights, current challenges and potential solutions.

Learn more about the winners of the NCC-PDI "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!" competition. Each winner will receive $50,000 in grant funding and access to an innovator accelerator program.

JLABS @ DC, a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC and Children's National, will be located at the new Children's National Research and Innovation Campus. This facility will be critical to accelerating potential discoveries into new treatments and technologies.

Learn how you can apply for this year's NCC-PDI pediatric pitch competition for orthopedic medical devices. The “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition will award winning companies up to $50,000 and an invitation to participate in an accelerator program led by MedTech Innovator.