Our Mission
The NEST community is passionately committed to transforming the way medical device technologies are tested, approved and monitored.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which people are empowered to make informed medical choices that enable patients to live their lives to the fullest extent possible.
Our Role
NESTcc serves a dual role in the medical device ecosystem:
As a Coordinating Center offering services that catalyze real-world evidence (RWE) generation for medical device and health technology research sponsors.
As a Collaborative Community comprised of representatives from across the medical device ecosystem working together to develop thought leadership and coalesce diverse stakeholders to advance innovation and understanding on initiatives of importance.
Learn more about the role of NESTcc and how we are advancing real-world evidence in the evaluation of medical devices.
History
A Planning Board convened by the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy in late 2015 envisioned NEST as a voluntary network of data partners able to efficiently consolidate RWE to inform medical device evaluation and support regulatory decision-making throughout the total product life cycle (TPLC).
In September 2016, FDA awarded a grant for the NEST Coordinating Center (NESTcc) to the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC). MDIC is a 501(c)(3) public-private partnership with the objective of advancing approaches that promote patient access to innovative medical technologies. The selection of a third-party entity was important given the need for NESTcc to establish relationships and agreements between partners in a neutral, objective manner and to solicit a balanced representation from stakeholders.
In 2017, NESTcc established its inaugural Governing Committee, comprised of stakeholders across the medical device ecosystem. In the years since, NESTcc has led a number of initiatives to advance the innovative use of Real-World Evidence.