Mei Xu, founder of Yes She May to Judge "COVID-19 edition" of Pediatric Medical Device Competition

Washington, D.C., July 20, 2020 – Mei Xu, founder of Yes She May will serve as a judge for the ‘COVID-19-Edition’ of Medical Device Pitch Competition to be held July 20th. 16 finalists will compete to pitch their idea for a pediatric medical device that supports home health monitoring and telehealth in diagnosing and treating children during a pandemic.

Presented by the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI), winners will be announced July 21st and will receive grant awards of up to $50,000. The introduction and lightning round will be streamed live on the MedTech YouTube channel.

The following are the 16 pediatric device innovations that judges selected for the final competition:
• Adipomics - simple and fast, one-step COVID-19 diagnostic kit for home or school use
• Bloom Standard (Kaaria) - wearable, AI-driven ultrasound for infant cardiac and pulmonary screening and diagnostics
• CereVu Medical - remote COVID-19 sensor, monitor and centralized data hub that measures blood oxygen saturation, muscle aches, temperature and trouble breathing
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia – a transparent reusable DIY origami facemask that reveals facial expressions & improves communication
• Children's National Hospital - Lab-on-a-chip device for high-throughput combination drug screening
• Hopscotch - gamified cognitive behavioral therapy-based computer exercises to encourage kids to stay engaged and complete treatment programs
• Medichain - cost effective, accurate COVID-19 test with results in minutes and can detect the virus in the early stage
• Medipines - monitor device that displays critical respiratory parameters analyzed from a patient's breathing sample
• OtoPhoto - a smart otoscope that quickly and accurately aids diagnosis of ear infections for home telehealth use
• OxiWear – continuous wear oxygen-monitoring device used to reduce patient insecurity
• REALTROMINS - real time, continuously updated predictive analytics to identify impending mortality in children
• SurgiPals - digital assistant and urine biochemical sensor to aid in outpatient care of children with COVID-19
• TGV-Dx - a novel, phenotype-based test system for rapid selection of effective antibiotic regimen
• VitaScope - quick, accurate infant vital signs to facilitate high-quality virtual care
• Vitls - wearable platform for remote patient monitoring of the vitals clinicians require to assess a patient
• X-Biomedical - rugged, portable smart ICU ventilator for pediatric and adult patients

In addition to the grant, one company will be selected by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS and receive a access to the JLABS community, expert mentoring, and a one-year residency at JLABS @ Washington, DC, located on the new Children's National Research and Innovation Campus.

Funding for the competition is made possible by a grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a philanthropic gift from Mei Xu, a successful serial entrepreneur and founder of Yes She May, an e-commerce platform dedicated to supporting the growth of female-founded brands.

Courtney Hartford
Yes She May
P.O. Box 30668
Bethesda, MD 20824 USA
202-941-9226

Yes She May is a new marketplace that offers a curated selection of female-founded brands from around the world. The mission is to help female founders grow their competitiveness through mentoring, training as well as connecting them to a wide range of supportive consumers.

This release was published on openPR.