Meet Divya Patil

With more than 5,000 pediatric‑only rare diseases and just one new pediatric device approved by the FDA each year the Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium is addressing a critical gap.

💡 Meet Divya Patil, Senior Research Scientist in Corporate Development, who brings the voice of industry to that mission. As one of the leading Cook Medical representatives on the Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium leadership team, Divya brings deep expertise in product design, regulatory strategy and commercialization to the consortium’s mission of accelerating pediatric device innovation. Her work ensures that groundbreaking technologies aren’t just developed, but also approved and made available to the patients who need them most.

Through Crossroads, Divya collaborates with partners from Purdue University, the Indiana University School of Medicine and OrthoPediatrics to build a seamless pipeline from research to real‑world impact. Together, they are reducing development costs, accelerating FDA approvals and ensuring that pediatric patients gain access to technologies designed just for them.

Divya’s blend of market insight, corporate expertise and passion for child health embodies the mission of the Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium: delivering innovative devices faster, smarter, and with greater impact.

🔗 To learn more, visit the Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium: pediatricdevices.org