sheikh zayed institute announces winning innovators
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

In paediatric medical device competition

Sheikh Zayed Institute announces winning innovators

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Sheikh Zayed Institute announces winning innovators

Children's National Medical Centre in Washington
Washington - Arab Today

The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Paediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Medical Centre in Washington D.C. has announced the two winning paediatric medical device innovators at the Third Annual Paediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium. AventaMed of Cork, Ireland and Prospiria, Inc. of Galveston, Texas, were selected from eight finalists to each receive a US$50,000 award in the annual competition that was part of the institute's third annual symposium focused on fostering innovation that will advance paediatric healthcare and address unmet surgical and medical device needs for children.

"Our heartfelt congratulations to this year's winners, who were selected from a highly competitive field of worthy devices," said Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD, MBA, PMP, Executive Director of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Paediatric Surgical Innovation. "In the institute's role as a catalyst for paediatric innovation, we see this as the beginning of our relationship with AventaMed and Prospiria. Along with the monetary prize, we will make available our institute's expertise in paediatric product development, including a network of engineering, regulatory, and business advisors to help them get their devices to market faster."

Recognising that paediatric ear tube surgery is the number one reason children undergo surgery that requires general anaesthesia, Ireland-based AventaMed has developed a hand-held paediatric ear tube device that does not require full general anaesthesia. "We are elated about this prize because it will allow us to expand our clinical trial to the US more quickly and increase the number of patients, enabling us to submit for FDA approval sooner," said John Vaughan, Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of AventaMed.

Prospiria, Inc. presented a non-invasive device using optoacoustic imaging to monitor endotracheal tube, ET, positioning for paediatric life support patients. Donald S. Prough, MD, Interim CEO of Prospiria and Rebecca Terry White Distinguished Chair of Anaesthesiology at UTMB, explained that there is currently not an expedient solution to identify the 20 to 50 percent of ETs that are initially mal-positioned, or that move during intubation. Incorrectly positioned ETs pose serious risk to patients, especially infants. "The prize money has an enormous impact because it enables us to complete clinical studies, conduct a thorough marketing analysis and obtain outside expertise to create a more user-friendly display," Dr. Prough said. "Winning a competition of this calibre, as judged by a highly skilled multi-disciplinary panel, also gives us the validation needed to pursue additional funding."
Source: WAM

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

sheikh zayed institute announces winning innovators sheikh zayed institute announces winning innovators

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

sheikh zayed institute announces winning innovators sheikh zayed institute announces winning innovators

 



GMT 23:24 2017 Tuesday ,24 January

Mofida Shiha prefers social TV programs to politics

GMT 21:23 2017 Sunday ,13 August

Fierce clashes between Daesh, SDF in Raqqah

GMT 19:31 2017 Monday ,16 October

Azhar Imam, Mufti to inaugurate international Fatwa

GMT 18:33 2017 Tuesday ,28 March

S. Korea Preparing for N. Korean ICBM Launch

GMT 23:39 2017 Tuesday ,19 September

Iran recruits Afghans, Pakistanis to fight in Syria

GMT 03:51 2017 Saturday ,11 November

'Lazarus' Daly says recovery no miracle

GMT 13:30 2017 Friday ,17 February

Four killed in Kashmir Gun battle

GMT 18:51 2017 Friday ,17 November

FIA WEC Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain weekend starts
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday