Jonny’s back! Despite the continuation of COVID -19 through 2021, 2021 was a spectacular year for venture fundraising. Investment in every healthcare sector set records, and most experienced record IPO [….]
Full-scale quantum computers could have the potential to revolutionize many industries, solving previously computationally impossible problems and uncovering unimaginable new possibilities. So why wouldn’t we apply this tool to try [….]
Are you an innovator working on a potential solution that may allow us to predict, detect, prevent, or treat emerging infectious diseases? Tune into Power Surge on October 25th to learn about opportunities available within BLUE KNIGHT™, as well as insight on areas of interest and the application process. The session will conclude with a fireside chat featuring leaders within Johnson & Johnson Innovation and BARDA.
Set on the historic Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus will be a one-of-kind innovation hub. The nearly 12-acre campus will house leading entrepreneurs, [….]
The new hub, dubbed JLABS @ Washington, D.C., will host up to 50 startups spanning pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer and health tech companies, including those working on pediatric care. The first group of companies moving in include spinouts from the Children’s National Health System, J&J’s partner in running the site, startups local to the D.C. area and those from other parts of the country.
For entrepreneurs and early stage companies, raising capital can be challenging. For female entrepreneurs it can be even more challenging as they can experience gender bias in their efforts to [….]
Expanding the mechanisms for administering therapeutics and vaccines may have the potential to disrupt the status quo and improve availability and accessibility of therapeutic and preventive treatments. This session will [….]
In seeking to combat emerging infectious diseases and other 21st-century health threats, the path to better prepared, protected, and healthy individuals, families, and communities could rely on unlocking the collective power of the global community. BLUE KNIGHT™ seeks to answer this call.
Approximately 300,000 children from infancy to age 14 are diagnosed with cancer worldwide every year [1]. Although cure rates for some pediatric cancers have increased to about 80% in recent [….]
National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) Announces Virtual Pediatric Pitch Competition Winners The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) recently announced the winners of its annual [….]
