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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">"Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC)" <SouthWestPDC@bcm.edu><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"Southwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (SWPDC)" <SouthWestPDC@bcm.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 1:33 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"sgghurye2@uh.edu" <sgghurye2@uh.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[CORRECTION] Spring into Seed Grants </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"; color:black">🌱</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#757575">Correction to the BCM Seed Grant section: Updated institutional logos and deadline. The website is now updated with the BCM Seed Competition application.</span></b></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#757575"><br>
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March (funding) Madness is underway here at the SWPDC! Do you have a collaborator at or are you part of Texas Children's Hospital or Baylor College of Medicine? If so, check out our annual BCM Seed Grant opportunity below!<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#757575">The SWPDC Team</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:#757575"><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica; color:#757575">SWPDC is a multi-institutional consortium that is supported by an FDA P50 grant, anchored by Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and is dedicated
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Four seed funding awards of $25,000 each (direct costs only) will be available this year.</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Target Uses:</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">1. Support for pediatric device development by BCM faculty members</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">2. Support for pilot clinical trials @ TCH/BCM with BCM faculty members as the principal investigator(s) with novel pediatric devices including those developed by startup companies</span></strong><br>
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<em><b><u><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Eligibility Criteria</span></u></b></em><em><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica">:</span></b></em>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica">Principal Investigator (PI) applicants must be BCM faculty members.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color:#757575; line-height:150%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica">There is no limit on the number of times an applicant can receive an award.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color:#757575; line-height:150%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica">All awarded funds (type 1 College funds) must be spent (not encumbered) in the one-year period between July 1 of the current year and June 30 of the following year. No-cost extensions will <u>NOT</u> be
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica; color:#757575">Online applications are due by 5:00 PM CST on Monday, April 18, 2022. Learn more on our website below!</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica; color:#757575">
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Congratulations to SWPDC portfolio companies Vivifi Medical and XN Health, who were both awarded as being among the <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">10 Most Promising Companies</span></strong> at the event!
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica">XN Health </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica">(Houston) is a medical device company combating diaphragmatic atrophy in mechanically
ventilated patients to facilitate the weaning process through a novel phrenic nerve stimulation device.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%; font-family:Helvetica; color:#757575">SWPDC is excited to announce its new partnership with the Ignite Healthcare Network. The Fire Pitch Competition is the culmination of Ignite Healthcare Network's annual accelerator
program created to encourage innovation in emerging women-led healthcare companies. The accelerator provides opportunities for women entrepreneurs to engage with advisors, potential customers, and investors to accelerate the growth of their companies.<br>
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Congratulations to Jessica Walsh, CEO and Founder of Rx Bandz, for the recipient of the first-ever SWPDC Ignite Pitch Competition Pediatric Prize for $25,000. Rx Bandz is developing the next generation of patient-centric auto-injectors to deliver a wide range
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Eligibility: Eligible devices must be FDA-regulated medical devices with a pediatric indication (0 - 21 years of age). If no teams meet the criteria or requirements, the prize will not be awarded. The prize will be decided by the SWPDC judging team.<br>
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