The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium, sciVelo and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine are pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Pediatric Innovation Retreat on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Connolly Ballroom in Alumni Hall!

This year's program agenda is a follows:

(As of 6/28/2018; Finalized program [subject to one presentation update])

Friday, July 13, 2018

7:00 am - 8:00 am- Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15 am- Welcome and Introductions
William R. Wagner, Ph.D, Director, McGowan Institute, Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

8:15 am - 11:30 am- Session #1 - Game Changing Innovations
Moderator: George Gittes, MD, Benjamin R. Fisher Chair of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief, Director, Pediatric Surgical Research, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

8:15 am - 8:40 am- Inhibiting Distal Biochemical Pathway Reactions: A Novel Therapeutic Chaperone Strategy for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Al-Walid Mohsen, Ph.D, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

8:40 am - 9:05 am- Biosensors to Detect Bloodstream Infections in Infants
Neal J. Thomas, MD, MSc, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital

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Pak Kin Wong, Ph.D, Fellow of RSC, SLAS and AIMBE; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Surgery; Director, BME Program, The Pennsylvania State University

9:05 am - 9:30 am- Surgical Magnification for Pediatric Blindness
Matt Maltese, Ph.D, Director of Biomechanics Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Senior Fellow, CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention

Technology Teaser- Genetic Engineering of Breast Milk Cells for Infant Therapy
9:30 am - 9:35 am- Katie Whitehead, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Technology Teaser- Biological temporary extracorporeal live support for new born children with liver under function

9:35 am - 9:40 am- Jorg Gerlach, MD, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

9:40 am - 10:00 am- Refreshment Break

10:00 am - 10:25 am- β-receptors regulate heart muscle cell endowment and resilience to heart injury

Bernhard Kuhn, MD, Scholar, Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research; Associate Professor and Director of Research in Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

10:25 am - 10:50 am- Lymphangiography and Lymphatic Duct Embolization
Yoav Dori, MD, Ph.D, Pediatric Cardiologist and Director of Pediatric Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions and Lymphatic Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

10:50 am - 11:15 am- Personalizing Outcomes after Child Cardiac Arrest (POCCA)
Ericka L. Fink, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine,Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Technology Teaser- Topic TBA

11:15 am - 11:20 am- Ken Nischal, MD, FRCOphth, Chief, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Stratbismus, and Adult Motility, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Technology Teaser- Dippin Dots & Chip in Mouth

11:20 am - 11:25 am- Silva Arslanian, MD, Director, Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center, UPMC Richard L. Day Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Technology Teaser- I Can Play Too! A Device That Helps Kids Move Their Paralyzed or Weakened Arms

11:25 am - 11:30 am- Jon Naft, CPO, Vice President and General Manager, Myomo, Inc.

11:30 am - 1:00 pm- Keynote Presentation/Luncheon

The FDA’s Perspective on the Current Status and Future Outlook of Pediatric Technology Regulation, Funding, and Commercialization

Vasum Peiris, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC, FASE, Chief Medical Officer - Pediatrics and Special Populations, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm- Session #2 - Technology Spotlight
Designing Context Driven Augmented Reality Experiences for Healthcare
Det Ansinn, President and CEO, Brick Simple

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm- Session #3 - Bringing Dreams to Reality

Moderator: Matt Maltese, PhD, Director of Biomechanics Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Senior Fellow, CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention

Dreams are the foundation of science and innovation. Rather than just dreaming about creating game changing innovation and hoping it comes to pass, create a plan that you can use to actually see it become reality. Hear from experienced people who have supported the translation of innovative ideas to real products impacting patient lives.

Regulatory Strategy
Seth Goldenberg, Ph.D, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium

Prototype Design and Manufacturing
Eric Sugalski, MBA, President and CEO, SmithWise

Technology Commercialization
Donald Taylor, Ph.D, MBA, MS, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Commercial Translation in the Health Sciences; Founder and Executive Director, sciVelo

Investment Strategies
Vanessa Z. Chan, PhD Professor of Practice, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), University of Pennsylvania

3:15 PM Concluding Comments

William R. Wagner, Ph.D, Director, McGowan Institute, Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh