ADD4KIDS Launches to Boost Paediatric Healthcare Innovation Across Europe

ADD4KIDS project will identify demand-driven financing instruments and mechanisms that respond directly to paediatric health needs, collecting as well all the available data on adoption challenges and forming working groups to develop targeted solutions.

"I am a practising neonatologist. Everything builds on this base and my dedication to improving patients’ lives", Janene H. Fuerch

One of our esteemed keynote speakers and panelist at the Pediatric Innovation Day 2023 was Janene H. Fuerch, MD, Associate Professor of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Stanford Children’s Hospital. We present you an interview we conducted with her about how the Stanford Biodesign Process enhances effective implementation of pediatric health tech innovations.

Warsaw, destination of the first i4KIDS Mission on paediatric innovation

The first international mission organised by i4KIDS, the paediatric innovation hub of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, aimed to bring the paediatric innovation ecosystem in Warsaw closer to professionals from the hub's member organisations, both researchers and tech transfers.

The 3rd Pediatric Innovation Day sparks collaboration and advocacy for children's healthcare across Europe

The third edition of the annual Pediatric Innovation Day was for the first time held outside Barcelona in Warsaw, Poland, and became a hub of collaboration and shared expertise, emphasizing the importance of cross-border cooperation, patient involvement, and understanding specific needs in pediatric healthcare.

Innocens and Gate2Brain, recognised by the Wild Card program at the Pediatric Innovation Day 2023

Innocens and Gate2Brain have been recognised for their proposals in the field of paediatric innovation in the Wild Card programme, promoted by EIT Health and i4KIDS, the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital Paediatric Innovation Hub.

i4KIDS receives the "Transformer" Award for its social impact in paediatric and maternal health

i4KIDS, the Paediatric Innovation Hub coordinated by Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, was distinguished with the “Transformer” Award during the 7th Trifermed’s Awards ceremony held on 19 September in Barcelona.

i4KIDS, winner of the trifermed Awards for social impact in healthcare in 2023

The i4KIDS Pediatric Innovation Hub, coordinated by Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, is one of the winners of this year's seventh edition of the trifermed Awards for social impact in healthcare.

A new investment fund promotes innovative projects in paediatrics

i4KIDS, the paediatric innovation hub coordinated by the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, together with the private equity firm Ship2B Ventures, has launched the Montana Impact Fund to promote innovative projects in the field of paediatric health.

The I4KIDS partner with EIT Health Wild Card program

The i4KIDS pediatric innovation hub at the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital is a partner in the European Wild Card program of EIT Health for startups with innovative solutions in pediatric health.

“Help us design our room of the future!” | 📣 OPEN CALL - international hackathon

Welcome to HACK THE HOSPITAL 2, the hackathon designed to improve the life of pediatric patients 🧸🩺💙

i4KIDS News

Confirmed the granting of Aid for R+D+i networks to carry out programs for the valorization and transfer of research results from AGAUR.

Gate2Brain receives €2.5M funding to develop a technology that enhances drug delivery to the brain

The first indication that will benefit from the technology is in the field of pediatric brain tumors.