US FDA to provide funding for paediatric device development
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
Nonprofit consortia that wish to receive a grant from the US Food and Drug Administration for developing paediatric medical devices have until 15 June to submit their applications1. The agency has announced the availability of some $2 million for fiscal year 2009 under its Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program, which is run by the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development.
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