2026 CTIP SYMPOSIUM
Children & Medical Devices: A Major Health Inequity
Medical devices are critical tools for the diagnosis and management of disease in children. Unfortunately, very few devices are developed, tested, and approved specifically for kids. Pediatric device innovation lags up to 10 years behind adult devices. This means that for certain diseases, children have no device options, or have to rely on adult devices that are modified and used off-label with little or no safety data for their use in pediatrics. To address this gap, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a number of programmatic and regulatory initiatives, including creating the Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) that funds CTIP.
About the Symposium
The CTIP Symposium serves as a distinguished forum dedicated to pioneering innovation and elevating standards of care for children nationwide, acting as a critical nexus for translating research into clinical practice and driving evidence-based advancements in pediatric medicine. Your support helps ensure continued progress in developing life changing technologies designed specifically for pediatric patients.
2026 Symposium Agenda
11:00am – Pre-Event Networking
12:00pm – Welcome Remarks
12:10pm – Keynote Presentation
12:30pm – Panel 1: From Incubator to Integrated Intelligence: The Next Era of Neonatal Care
1:10pm – Panel 2: Building the Technical Infrastructure for Medical Device Ecosystem Innovation
1:50pm – Networking Break
2:10pm – CTIP Demo Day
3:10pm – Networking Break
3:30pm – Panel 3: Translating Surgical Innovation Into Pediatric Practice
4:10pm – Panel 4: Lessons Learned Across the Medical Device Lifecycle
4:50pm – Closing Remarks
5:00pm-6:00pm – Networking & Happy Hour
Sponsorship Opportunities
All sponsorship funding directly contributes to CTIP’s symposium activities. Join us in supporting CTIP's mission of advancing early stage pediatric medical device innovators on their journey from concept to commercialization.
For more information, contact us at info@ctipmedtech.org.