Developing the NESTcc Active Surveillance Portfolio

In 2016, the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) was established, in part, to help address the timely and robust identification of safety signals for medical devices.  NESTcc has received dedicated funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to advance active surveillance activities […]

NESTcc Seeks Project Manager to Join its Growing Team

NESTcc is growing its team and is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Project Manager.  A full description of the Project Manager position can be found here. If your professional experience aligns with the position listed below and if you are interested in helping NESTcc advance its mission to accelerate the development and translation […]

NESTcc Announces First Round of Real-World Evidence Test-Cases

Today, NESTcc announced its first Real-World Evidence Test-Cases.  Initially submitted through a public call for concepts in January 2018, these Test-Cases will answer questions of importance to the medical device ecosystem through collaborations between NESTcc Network Collaborators and participating industry partners.  The eight projects include both 510(k) and premarket approval regulatory pathways, and address devices […]

Announcing Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD and Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS as NESTcc Governing Committee Chair and Vice Chair

NESTcc is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD (Johnson & Johnson, AdvaMed Representative) as Chair of the NESTcc Governing Committee with Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS (Duke University School of Medicine) serving as Vice Chair.  The official confirmation of these positions, each serving a non-renewable two-year term, follows a formal nomination and […]

Join NESTcc at the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) 5th Annual Public Forum

MDIC’s 5th Annual Public Forum will feature two panels focusing on the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc) on September 5, 2018.  NESTcc Executive Director Rachael L. Fleurence, PhD, will moderate a General Session focused on advances in developing the Coordinating Center over the last year with key insights from Governing Committee […]