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.

Pediatric Innovation Day 2025

November, 20th, 2025

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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Active

Infectious

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

New European call to boost innovation in paediatric epilepsy care through the i4KIDS-4RARE initiative

The i4KIDS-4RARE Neuropilepsy Innovation Programme, launched with EpiCARE, supports innovative solutions to improve early diagnosis, cognitive monitoring and personalised therapies for children with rare epilepsies. The call focuses on three key challenges to advance paediatric epilepsy care across Europe.

i4KIDS renews its recognition as an R&D&I network in pediatric and maternal innovation until 2028

The Government of Catalonia, through AGAUR, has renewed its support for i4KIDS, the pediatric and maternal health innovation network coordinated by Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona and the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute, for the 2026–2028 period. Recognized as a European benchmark in pediatric innovation, i4KIDS brings together more than 110 research groups and 30 organizations to transform research into real-world solutions that improve the health and well-being of children and mothers.

The i4KIDS team travels to the United States to explore the paediatric and maternal health innovation ecosystem

The i4KIDS team carried out a mission to the United States to explore the paediatric and maternal health innovation ecosystem. The agenda included visits to leading institutions in California and participation in the Impact1 CEO Summit in Austin, with the aim of strengthening alliances and sharing international knowledge.