The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) is proud to announce its 2024 Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium. The symposium brings together key stakeholders, innovators, clinicians, patients, and industry leaders to discuss the latest developments in pediatric medical devices and foster collaborations that can drive positive change in pediatric healthcare.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Lobby of the Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center (SQBRC)
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Medical devices are critical tools for the diagnosis and management of disease in children. Unfortunately, very few devices are developed, tested, and approved specifically for kids. Pediatric device innovation lags up to 10 years behind adult devices. This means that for certain diseases, children have no device options, or have to rely on adult devices that are modified and used off-label with little or no safety data for their use in pediatrics. To address this gap, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a number of programmatic and regulatory initiatives, including creating the Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) Program which funds CTIP.
CTIP hosts an annual symposium as an opportunity to bring together the MedTech community and focus on critical issues in pediatric medical device innovation. Attendees can look forward to interactive panels, company showcases, product demos, and focused networking opportunities. Our goal is to highlight successes, discuss challenges, and nurture innovation. This year’s topics will include patient engagement, research and development partnerships, data and real world evidence in medical devices, and investing in pediatric MedTech.
11:00am - Check-in, MedTech Exhibits, and Headshots
1:00pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:05pm - Pediatric Devices, CTIP, and Future of Pediatric Innovation with Dr. Juan Espinoza
1:20pm - The Patient Voice: Engaging Children and Their Families in Medical Device Development with Dr. Carolyn Foster
1:30pm - Panel 1: Engaging Patients and Their Families in Pediatric Medical Device Development
2:00pm - Portfolio Showcase 1
2:30pm - Panel 2: Partnership Opportunities to Support Pediatric Medical Device R&D
3:00pm - Network Break and Headshots
3:30pm - Panel 3: Real World Evidence Opportunities to Advance Pediatric Medical Devices
4:00pm - Portfolio Showcase 2
4:30pm - Panel 4: Investing in Pediatrics
5:00pm - Closing Remarks
Happy Hour and Networking to Follow
We are honored to be joined by our event partners in hosting The Los Angeles MedTech Ecosystem: Spotlight on Pediatrics. Please join us in recognizing our amazing partners for their contributions and support!
We are honored to be joined by our event partners in hosting 2024 Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium. Please join us in recognizing our amazing sponsors for their contributions and support!
All sponsorship funding directly contributes to CTIP’s operations and programming, intended to identify and support early stage pediatric medical device innovators on their journey from concept to commercialization.
For more information about attendance, sponsorship, or if you are interested in speaking, please contact us at info@ctipmedtech.org.
The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) is an FDA-funded pediatric MedTech accelerator centered at Lurie Children's and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Our goal is to facilitate the development, production, and distribution of pediatric medical devices by identifying companies working in the space and providing advice, networking, and direct and indirect financial support on the road to commercialization. Our consortium of children’s hospitals, academic institutions, accelerators, and incubators includes 26 organizations across 8 states.
