Pediatric Innovation Hub

Welcome to i4KIDS, the Pediatric Innovation Hub coordinated by Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, which aims to generate a positive social impact and offer solutions adapted to the paediatric population.

Looking for all

all Entrepreneurs

Revolutionaries

and Dreamers

who want to change the destiny of health, children and their families

Projects identified

K€

Financial support provided

Members & Associates

i4KIDS SERVICES

We offer technical support, analysis and advice to all those innovative projects that can generate an impact and social change in the field of pediatrics and maternity

Expert advice
Viability analysis
Financing
Developing
Clinical investigations

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FUNNY FRIENDS

Interactive game to perform respiratory rehabilitation exercises at home

Enrique del Campo

Active

Orthopedics / Rehabilitation

6MWT+

Six Minute Walk Test Plus (6MWT +) integrates biomechanical sensors into standard exercise

Julita Medina & Arnau Valls

Active

Organizational Innovation

SELTO

Long-lasting central venous access shield

Jordi Torralba & Montserrat Selvas

TESTIMONIALS

i4KIDS connects the best innovative ideas with the latest technology and knowledge

We have the most powerful equipment, laboratories, research groups and tools in the sector. All this allows us to design prototypes, test and correct errors until we create a final version that adapts to the real needs of patients, families and healthcare providers.

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News & Agenda

i4KIDS Mission Helsinki 2026: Connecting the European Paediatric Innovation Community

The 4th International i4KIDS Paediatric Innovation Mission brought together more than 60 professionals from the fields of healthcare, research, innovation and investment to explore one of Europe’s most advanced health innovation ecosystems. Organised in collaboration with HUS Helsinki University Hospital, the Mission featured institutional visits, presentations from leading health innovation organisations and an immersive experience at the New Children’s Hospital, creating valuable opportunities for collaboration in paediatric and maternal health innovation.

Impact4kids Opens Applications for its Second Cohort

i4KIDS and Impact1 at the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign are launching a new edition of Impact4Kids, the transatlantic acceleration programme designed for start-ups, companies and research teams developing innovative solutions in fetal, paediatric and maternal health.

Bringing Paediatric Innovation to the Airwaves: i4KIDS Concludes Its First Season on RNE's Cuídate

i4KIDS has completed its first season of collaboration with RNE's Cuídate programme, featuring nine episodes focused on paediatric and foetal health innovation. The series brought together healthcare professionals, researchers and innovators to discuss advances in areas such as rare diseases, paediatric haematology, prematurity, neurodevelopment, congenital heart disease and paediatric palliative care.