Project Update

Recent update on M-PED-PMDI Program Project Progress at: http://peddev.org/page/projects-1Continue

Started by Lindsay E. Klee Sep 11, 2011.

The University of Michigan’s Medical Innovation Summit: From Pediatrics to Peking, Achieving Biomedical Innovation in a Global Healthcare Crisis

M-PED (in coordination with its partner organizations and companies) is planning for an inaugural 2012 Medical Innovation Summit.  Within the next three years, the global population will reach an…Continue

Started by Lindsay E. Klee May 17, 2011.

Hartwell Foundation: 2011 Michigan Competition

Interested or have questions?  For institutional (University of Michigan) contacts and/or for support for your pediatric device project, please contact us at UM-MIC-Ideas@med.umich.edu. 2011 Hartwell…Continue

Tags: Research, Funding, Grants, Device, Foundation

Started by Lindsay E. Klee May 17, 2011.

Pediatric Fellowship Theme 2 Replies

Our class of Pediatric Innovation Fellows start their one-year program in July.  We are refining their "domain" within the next few weeks.  The specific domain will influence what types of…Continue

Started by Brenda Jones. Last reply by Lindsay E. Klee Jul 28, 2010.

Overcoming the Valley of Death 2 Replies

Attached is an article that suggests a way to overcome the valley of death between basic research funding and the commercial world. In light of the creation of two non-for-profit pediatric device…Continue

Tags: death, valley, funding

Started by Brenda Jones. Last reply by Richard Smith, MBA, PhD Jul 1, 2010.

Pediatric Blood Pump

PROBLEM: Using a blood pump designed for adults can cause problems in the pediatric population---morbidity due to vital organ injury in pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass patients caused by…Continue

Started by Brenda Jones Mar 10, 2010.