Boston Children's Hospital Announces Rising Star Award Winner at Annual Global Pediatric Innovation Summit

BOSTON, Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing the outstanding achievements of an up-and-coming innovator in the field of pediatric health care, Boston Children's Hospital announced that Catherine Rose, Ph.D., MBA, from Philips Healthcare is the recipient of this year's annual Rising Star Award. The award was presented Friday, October 31, at the Seaport World Trade Center during the hospital's Global Pediatric Innovation Summit, Taking on Tomorrow (#PedInno14).

Rose was chosen from a pool of basic scientists, researchers, clinicians, informaticists and businesspeople for her interactive light product for children with disabilities. As recipient of the Rising Star Award, Rose will receive $25,000 to advance her project, LightAide.

"Dr. Rose could be commended if she had only developed a tool that helped her daughter interact more capably with the world, but she did so much more," said Sandra L. Fenwick, Boston Children's President and CEO. "She's given hope for the future to other disabled populations and stood up for all parents who want to build a better world for their children."

A vibrant new teaching tool for children with low vision and cognitive disabilities, LightAide began when Rose noticed that LED lighting used in a Philips showroom could capture the attention of her deafblind daughter, Alexis. Realizing that the interactive displays of colored light could be a powerful learning tool, Rose suggested developing an interactive light product for children with disabilities; one that would significantly outperform what schools were currently using and still be affordable.

"We couldn't be more proud of Catherine and all she's accomplished," said Joseph Frassica, chief medical informatics officer and chief technology officer, Philips Healthcare. "She paired her experience as a mother of a child with special needs with her industry expertise to envision a product that not only embodies Philips' mission for insight-driven innovation, but that has the potential to make meaningful differences in the lives of thousands of children."

Boston Children's Hospital's Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards 2014, Taking on Tomorrow, took  place October 30 and 31 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. It provided an engaging forum to build partnerships, accelerate innovations and help reshape the future of pediatric medicine. The dynamic and comprehensive agenda gathered innovators and thought leaders from across the globe to examine clinical, informatics and business opportunities in pediatric innovation.

Taking on Tomorrow featured IBM as its premier sponsor. Additional corporate partners included Philips Healthcare, Genzyme, Claritas Genomics, Deloitte, Verizon, RCN, Alere Analytics, Siemens Healthcare, American Well, Cerner Corporation, Shire, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Alexion, Cisco, Presidio, AstraZeneca and Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI). Summit Association Partners include the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI), The Institute for Pediatric Innovation, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), The Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) and Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC). Media partners featured Modern Healthcare, Boston Business Journal, WBUR-90.9 FM (Boston's NPR News Station), MIT Technology Review, Clinical Informatics News, and Bio-IT World.

Follow the Summit online @BCH_Innovation #PedInno14. 

About Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since1869. More than 1,100 scientists, including seven members of the National Academy of Sciences, 14 members of the Institute of Medicine and 14 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Boston Children's research community. Founded as a 20-bed hospital for children, Boston Children's today is a 395-bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care. Boston Children's is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

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