CertaDose Wins Johnson & Johnson Innovation Award For Advancing Safety in Healthcare

Denver, CO and San Antonio, TX -- One of the most common mistakes made in emergency rooms is giving children the wrong dose of medicine. Emerging medical device start-up CertaDose, Inc. was recognized by Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC as having a potential solution for this problem and named the winner of its QuickFire Challenge: Advancing the Safe Use of Healthcare Products.  CertaDose was selected out of nearly 100 applicants from across the world, based on its potential to significantly reduce pediatric medication dosing errors and affect change in the practice of emergency medicine with its color-coded pediatric dosing system. The honor was presented to CertaDose founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Caleb Hernandez on Tuesday, November 28 in New York. “Hundreds of thousands of children are injured and roughly 7,000 kids die each year from medical dosing errors. The healthcare industry recognizes that we have a problem, and we need a truly effective solution,” commented Dr. Hernandez. “The CertaDose system offers a simple, intuitive way to quickly and accurately administer medications to kids in need, and studies show our system reduces critical dosing errors. We are honored to have Johnson & Johnson Innovation recognize our company’s potential, and we look forward to making pediatric dosing errors a thing of the past.” As part of the recognition, CertaDose will receive a research grant, entrance to a Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS s...
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