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Kids, parents, and caregivers invited to share unmet child health needs for researchers and experts to address via new medical devices

The new Community Discovery Program for Child Health Innovation program is now soliciting public input about a challenge or experience related to children’s hospital stays, health conditions, or home health care that might be improved…

CTSI hosts Pediatric Device Collaborative for industry and faculty researchers; offers Pediatric Device Collaboration funding

CTSI, the Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (PDIC), and its academic partner, Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC), hosted more than 70 industry and faculty researchers at an inaugural Pediatric Device Breakthrough…

CTSI submits CTSA proposal to NIH

Earlier this year, CTSI submitted an application to renew its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).CTSI’s proposal focuses on enhancing the scope, quality, and efficiency of team-based clinical and translational science research…
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Star Tribune story features CTSI-funded group's innovative approach for getting pediatric medical devices to markets

Minnesota’s largest newspaper (read by 1.4 million adults every week in print and online) showcased the Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (PDIC) and its efforts to accelerate the development of new medical technologies for children.
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How CTSI is helping one University investigator convert her idea into a real-world tool for diagnosing infections

Valerie Pierre, PhD, envisions a cheap, easy-to-use diagnostic tool that could provide a faster way to diagnose bacterial infections. Initial funding, guidance, and support from CTSI proved such a tool could be feasible, and a subsequent…

University-Mayo research projects with commercialization potential awarded funding

Four research projects have been selected to receive Translational Product Development Fund (TPDF) awards, initially providing up to $50,000 in direct expenses to develop novel therapeutic compounds, devices, diagnostics, or IT products…

Three University research projects receive awards to develop pediatric medical devices

CTSI and the Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (PDIC) have announced the 2015 awardees of its Pediatric Medical Device Translational Grant Program that supports the development of pediatric medical devices with the ultimate goal of…

Translational Product Development Fund Awardees Announced

Five research projects were awarded through the Translational Product Development Fund (TPDF) program, a joint initiative between CTSI and the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS), in conjunction with the…

New grant program releases RFA to support research projects with commercial potential

Investigators from the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic have a new opportunity to advance their research, thanks to the launch of a collaborative grant program that is now accepting applications. CTSI and the Mayo Clinic Center…

Three University research projects receive grants to develop pediatric medical devices

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (PDIC) have announced the inaugural awardees of the Pediatric Medical Device Translational Grant Program. The new funding program supports…