Improving the health, safety, and quality of life of our youngest patients
Medical devices designed for kids lag five to ten years behind adult technologies. We are funded by the FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development to help pediatric device innovators accelerate high-value, high-impact solutions towards commercialization and clinical use.
Our Mission
The UCSF-Stanford PDC aims to improve the health, safety, and quality of life of pediatric patients by accelerating high-value, high impact pediatric device solutions at all stages of the total product lifecycle towards commercialization.
UCSF Stanford PDC Accelerator Pitch SPRING 2025
Congratulations to all pitch participants! Selected teams will receive funding and all finalists will receive mentoring and customized advice from PDC. A subset of teams will receive commercialization guidance and support from PDC partner, Fogarty Innovation.
Special thanks to our Judges ( Andrew Cleeland, Nada Hanafi, Paul Hooper, Emma Moran, John Parker, Amy Schellpfeffer, Tanya Townsend ) for sharing their time and expertise in helping us select the winners. Also, thanks to our sponsors and partners for their support and dedication to the UCSF-Stanford PDC!
As one of five FDA-funded Pediatric Device Consortia across the country, we are honored to be able to support the development of novel devices for our youngest patients.
