International Society for Pediatric Innovation (iSPI)

On a June evening in 2014, a group of innovators from nearly to 20 children’s hospitals from all over the world were invited by the Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3) at (CHOC) Children’s. It was the first time that so many innovators dedicated to children convened together. This inaugural gathering promulgated from the successful Pediatrics2040 meeting the year before with close to 500 attendees from over 100 pediatric institutions and organizations.

This two-day meeting was the inception of the International Society for Pediatric Innovation, or iSPI. There are over 500 children’s hospitals around the world, and yet, not many have a robust program for innovation. The vision for iSPI is to assemble all stakeholders passionate about innovation in pediatric healthcare -clinicians, administrators, parents, investors, service providers, philanthropists, and most importantly, patients to function as one large united coalition of innovators and collaborate and to foster innovation around the world to help children.