Welcome!
Building on our successful partnerships with Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania, the PPDC is pleased to announce a new partnership with the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and sciVelo at the
Check out the new Forum!
The PPDC is very excited to introduce its new online forum! We hope this forum will increase engagement and awareness of available tools to develop and commercialize pediatric devices.
PPDC Membership
The PPDC is proud to have an active membership composed of innovators and luminaries with a diverse range of clinical, scienctific, and industry experience. Members share the PPDC goal to bring pediatric medical devices to market.
Membership benefits include:
News & Events
Actuated Medical Recognized as Global Key Player in Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices
Actuated Medical, Inc. (AMI) was listed 5th as a Global Key Player in the "Minimally Invasive Surgical (MIS) Device Market" Business Industry Reports.
Little Sparrows Wins USPTO Award
Little Sparrows Technology, a PPDC-assisted company, won the USPTO "Patents for Humanity" Award. See the link below for more information about the win. Little Sparrows recevied PPDC assistance in the consortium's first year, receiving one of the PPDC Sponsored Project Proposal awards and receiving assistance in preparation of SBIR grants.
JPOD Philly Launch
The JPOD, located within the University of Pennsylvania's Pennovation Center, is a networking hub which includes a secure telecommunications conferencing system to connect regional innovators to the Johnson & Johnson Innovation network.