Researchers at the University of Michigan, University of California-San Francisco and the Atlanta Pediatric Device Consortium have won a total of $5 million in FDA grants to develop pediatric devices for rare diseases and conditions, according to an FDA news release.
James Geiger, MD, and Andre Muelenaer, MD, of the UM Pediatric Medical Device Institute and Pediatric Medical Device Consortium, will receive $1.1 million per year for two years to accelerate device innovation specifically for children.
Michael Harrison, MD, and the UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium will receive $500,000 per year for two years to provide infrastructure, expertise and resources to solve pediatric clinical problems through novel designs of pediatric devices.
Barbara Boyan, PhD, and the Atlanta Pediatric Device Consortium –– which includes Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Hospital, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering –– will receive $900,000 per year for two years to provide a venue for first-in-child testing and clinical assessments.
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