About the Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC)
The Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium connects Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) with the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, based at the University of Pittsburgh. This partnership comes with support from the Consortium’s sponsor, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The mission of the PPDC is to support the development and commercialization of promising medical devices that address unmet clinical needs for children.
Serving the Interests of Stakeholders
The Pediatric Medical Device Launchpad, created by the Pennsylvania Pediatric Device Consortium, is a platform to advance the conceptualization, development, marketing and manufacturing of pediatric medical devices.
As stakeholders, we represent physicians, nurses, engineers, scientists, healthcare workers, members of the business community, and parents. We draw from our diverse areas of expertise and share a common interest in addressing the unmet needs in the pediatric medical device field. The Launchpad is supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (P50-FD0006427) and the William J. Rashkind Endowment and Erin’s Fund from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Challenges of Developing and
Commercializing Pediatric Devices
- Many pediatric diseases and conditions may not represent commercially viable market opportunities for potential developers.
- Pediatrics really represents multiple sub-populations from neonates to fully matured, young adults.
- Small numbers of geographically dispersed pediatric patients with a given medical condition make enrollment for clinical trials costly and difficult.
- Widespread use of off-label adult devices in children discourages collection of data to improve device research and development and obtain approval for pediatric use.
“This is the place to come at any stage of pediatric device development.
Real help and ready access to the building blocks for success.”
– Dr. Robert Levy, PPDC Principal Investigator
Upcoming Events
The MedTech Conference
October 15-17, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The MedTech Conference in Toronto, Canada, October 15-17, 2024, will help you look ahead and create new possibilities. Featuring world-class speakers, a cross-cutting educational program, invaluable networking and next-level technology, this forum for transformational ideas is a can’t-miss event for the industry’s prominent and most promising companies.
Early bird pricing ends August 13!
Register now to save your spot, get the best rate available and ensure you appear on our MTC Attendee List.
Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS)
September, 17-19 2024
Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
Long Beach, CA, USA
As the largest annual, regulatory-focused event in the world, Convergence is the must-attend event for your target audience across the medical device-, biotech- and pharmaceutical-product sectors.