The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics

The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics, established in 2011 and located in Chicago, Illinois, functions as an accelerator dedicated to the pediatric medical device sector. The organization aims to enhance the commercialization of innovative pediatric medical devices by maintaining a pipeline of new products that respond to market demands. Additionally, it offers grants to companies involved in developing pediatric medical technologies, thereby supporting advancements in this crucial area of healthcare.

Juan Espinoza MD

Director and Principal Investigator

2 past transactions

Ostiio

Grant in 2021
Ostiio develops a novel approach to correct skeletal deformities and deficiencies. It is developing a novel distractor that can be fully buried under the patient's skin, and expanded wirelessly and with precision. It is utilizing a fully implantable, magnetically driven, bony distraction device. Ostiio is a Penn Center for Innovation company.

Noninvasix

Grant in 2015
Noninvasix, Inc. (the “Company” or “Noninvasix”) is a medical technology company that has developed a novel solution to non-invasively monitor for the first time, oxygen sufficiency in organs and veins. The Company was founded in 2007 by Dr. Donald Prough and Dr. Rinat Esenaliev at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and is based out of Houston, Texas. The Company has raised over $6.8 million to date including a seed round in Q4 2021. The platform technology of the Company has been developed with $6 million in grants from the NIH and DOD. The Company has also been a part of prestigious accelerator programs such as Philips Healthworks, TMCx, JLabs, Health Wildcatters and has won multiple awards for their innovation. The non-invasive technology has been clinically validated in multiple peer-reviewed journals. The IP portfolio of the Company includes 9 U.S. and 8 global patents.
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