CTIP Announces 2026 Winners of Catalyzing Pediatric Innovation Annual Grant Competition
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 6, 2026 – The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP), centered at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, has awarded $225,000 in seed grants to accelerate medical device projects specifically designed to improve the safety and delivery of care to infants and children.
Five innovators developing novel devices and technologies for pediatric patients were selected as winners for CTIP’s ninth annual Catalyzing Pediatric Innovation (CPI) Grant competition.
Children have long been an underserved population in the technology space, often utilizing medical devices designed for adults and experiencing a lack of access to diagnostics and therapeutics that meet their specific needs. The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) aims to change that by supporting pediatric device innovators from concept to commercialization through funding, advising, networking, and advocacy.
CTIP reviewed dozens of innovative products and concepts in the pediatric medical device space that were submitted for application for our 2026 Catalyzing Pediatric Innovation Grant. Applications included device projects across 38 different pediatric subspecialties, all anticipated FDA device classes (Class I, II, and III), and were received from 29 states.
The 2026 winners are as follows:
AMG Detection
AMG Detection is developing The Joey, the world's first wearable seizure predictor, which uses a custom sensor array and AI to detect the pre-seizure chemical signature released from the skin up to 45 minutes before onset, giving patients and caregivers time to act before a seizure begins.
Anjo
Anjo.ai is developing a comprehensive allergy management and safety platform for families, including AI-driven, wearable-powered remote monitoring and early detection of anaphylaxis.
IV-Safe: Passive Chromatic IV Failure Detection for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients
IV-Safe is a passive chromatic dressing that detects peripheral IV catheter failure in real time via a visible color change, protecting neonatal and pediatric patients from the complications of undetected infiltration and extravasation.
Maguro Surgical
The MagStone System from Maguro Surgical is a first-of-its-kind magnetic retrieval device for endoscopic kidney stone fragment removal. The retrieval tool attracts all coated fragments for en masse removal. It is fully compatible with all ureteroscopes and ureteral access sheaths, including those used in pediatric patients.
MENDing Eardrum
MEND is a next-generation bioengineered extracellular matrix scaffold designed to improve eardrum repair by stimulating tissue regeneration.
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The Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) is an FDA-funded pediatric MedTech accelerator centered at Lurie Children’s Hospital (LCH) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Our goal is to facilitate the development, production, and distribution of pediatric medical devices by identifying companies working in the space and providing advice, networking, and direct and indirect financial support on the road to commercialization.
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