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MPDC Showcase Features Big Innovation for Kid-Sized Hearts

Children make up 22% of the US population, yet pediatric, medical device companies receive less than 2% of seed funding in the healthtech sector. It...

The AcQumen Story: Necessity is the Mother of Invention

On New Year’s Eve 2022, Dori Jones and her infant son ended up in the pediatric ICU. At the local hospital, “he was really starting...

MPDC Showcase 2026 – Cincinnati with ACTION and APDI

📣 Register by May 1: Pediatric Device Showcase: Cardiovascular Focus On May 15, 2026, the Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium (MPDC) and ACTION will bring together...

MPDC x UCSF-Stanford RFA

We will begin accepting applications on June 20th, 2025! MPDC x UCSF Grant Description 2025   The PDC Accelerator helps drive promising pediatric device ideas towards market availability for...

Showcase 2025

Join us for an exciting event dedicated to highlighting pediatric medical device innovation! Date: July 9th, 2025 Location: MidTown Collaboration Center: 1974 East 66th Street, Cleveland, OH,...