Vitara is Working on Artificial Wombs to Potentially Support Extremely Premature Infants
Preterm babies are born before 37 weeks of gestation. It is estimated that 15 million babies are born preterm annually. In cases of extreme prematurity, prior to 28 weeks of gestational age, survival rates range from 9% at 22 weeks [...]
Annoviant is Developing the Next Generation of Biomaterials to Fabricate Cardiovascular Devices for the Pediatric Population
TxGuard™ pulmonary valve conduit Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) affects approximately 40,000 newborns each year in the U.S. and 1.3M children globally. Valve and conduit replacements are life-saving for children with absent pulmonary valves, aortic stenosis (Konno procedure, [...]
Actuated Medical Is Overcoming Engineering and Regulatory Challenges
Actuated Medical Is Overcoming Engineering and Regulatory Challenges To Enhance Feeding Tube Usage for Pediatric Patients. Feeding tubes are required when critically ill or severely compromised patients are unable to swallow food or medication. Approximately 7 million feeding tubes [...]