Pediatric Innovation Day 2024 brings together Europe's paediatric innovation ecosystem in Riga

Pediatric Innovation Day 2024 brings together professionals from the European paediatric innovation ecosystem in Riga for a programme based on the challenges and opportunities that the sector offers to boost the well-being of paediatric patients.

Launch of i4KIDS-4RARE: A European Initiative to Accelerate Paediatric Orphan Medical Devices

i4KIDS-4RARE, a new European project born as a specific programme of i4KIDS, the Paediatric Innovation Hub coordinated by Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital and Fundació de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu focused on rare diseases and orphan medical devices for paediatric patients.

The i4KIDS 2024 Acceleration Programme has now completed its first phase

The i4KIDS 2024 Acceleration Programme, designed to identify and guide innovative projects in fetal, paediatric, and maternal health, has already selected the five participants who will complete a training and mentoring process from July to November this year. The programme will culminate in the Pediatric Innovation Day, which will be held in Barcelona on November 21, with a grand final presentation.

i4KIDS International Mission 2024 on Paediatric Innovation in Riga

Open call for participation in the i4KIDS 2024 International Mission to Riga on innovation in fetal, paediatric and maternal health for i4KIDS members.

Open Call for the i4KIDS-EUROPE Programme: "Hospital Challenge 2024"

Technology companies with innovative solutions aimed at improving the management and efficiency of paediatric hospitals can apply for the i4KIDS-EUROPE "Hospital Challenge 2024" programme. The final will take place at the Pediatric Innovation Day 2024 in Riga on 27 September.

i4KIDS and AstraZeneca: Finalists at the VIII SaluDigital Awards

The Pediatric Innovation Challenge, led by i4KIDS and AstraZeneca, was a finalist at the VIII SaluDigital Awards for its innovative approach to reducing the impact of paediatric influenza through advanced technology. This recognition highlights its contribution to the digital health sector.

i4KIDS participates in the 4YFN within the framework of the Mobile World Congress 2024

i4KIDS participates in the 4YFN in the framework of the Mobile World Congress 2024 with the aim of driving innovation in the field of foetal, paediatric and maternal health.

Flu-Copilot virtual assistant, winner of the "Paediatric Innovation Challenge" launched by AstraZeneca and i4KIDS

Flu-Copilot, the AI assistant developed by Arkangel AI, is the winning solution of the Pediatric Innovation Challenge organised by i4KIDS and AstraZeneca to help to reduce the burden of paediatric influenza on society.

i4KIDS-EUROPE publishes report on main challenges in European Paediatric Innovation Ecosystem

The i4KIDS-EUROPE project publishes the "Status Report and Needs Analysis of Paediatric Innovation in Europe" and identifies the most significant barriers to the development and uptake of paediatric innovations in Europe. The report is now available for free download.

ADD4KIDS Launches to Boost Paediatric Healthcare Innovation Across Europe

ADD4KIDS project will identify demand-driven financing instruments and mechanisms that respond directly to paediatric health needs, collecting as well all the available data on adoption challenges and forming working groups to develop targeted solutions.

"I am a practising neonatologist. Everything builds on this base and my dedication to improving patients’ lives", Janene H. Fuerch

One of our esteemed keynote speakers and panelist at the Pediatric Innovation Day 2023 was Janene H. Fuerch, MD, Associate Professor of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Stanford Children’s Hospital. We present you an interview we conducted with her about how the Stanford Biodesign Process enhances effective implementation of pediatric health tech innovations.

Warsaw, destination of the first i4KIDS Mission on paediatric innovation

The first international mission organised by i4KIDS, the paediatric innovation hub of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, aimed to bring the paediatric innovation ecosystem in Warsaw closer to professionals from the hub's member organisations, both researchers and tech transfers.