We’re pleased to announce the Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC), a multi-institutional consortium led by Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, has received a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grant of $7.4 million to continue its support of pediatric device innovators in the creation and commercialization of much-needed pediatric medical devices.
“Right now, we often must use devices that were not designed for kids since we don’t have the right sized devices,” said Dr. Chester Koh, SWPDC executive director and principal investigator. “This grant allows us to continue to spur development of devices specifically designed for kids by providing funding, consulting, clinical expertise and other assistance, all of which is made possible by our co-existence in the healthcare innovation ecosystem of the Texas Medical Center.”
SWPDC is one of five consortia in the FDA’s Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) program and the only one in the Texas/Southwest U.S. region. Following its first five-year grant in 2018, the SWPDC’s work led to a portfolio of over 200 pediatric device projects in all stages of development. Pediatric devices in development include synthetic pediatric heart valves, miniature injection devices and NICU monitoring devices.
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