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FDA Announces Funding Opportunity to Support Pediatric Medical Device Development

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a funding opportunity through the Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) grants program open through Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 11:59 p.m. (ET). The FDA funds this program to advance the development of medical devices for children. These nonprofit consortia provide experienced regulatory, business planning and device development services, such as intellectual property advising, prototyping, engineering, laboratory and animal testing, and grant writing. In addition to key advising services, the consortia also provide critical funding to innovators for pediatric medical device development work across the total product lifecycle. The FDA intends to fund and support the PDC awardees for five years.

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