Initial Demonstration Projects Address Key Use Cases for the NESTcc

The NESTcc has selected the first-round of Demonstration Projects that address several key use-cases to demonstrate the feasibility and value of generating Real World Evidence for clinical studies across the Total Product Life Cycle.   Selected NESTcc Demonstration Projects  The selected Demonstration Projects test two approaches to leveraging Real-World Data and generating Real-World Evidence: The first project is […]

Establishing a Process for Designating NESTcc Demonstration Projects

One of NEST Coordinating Center’s (NESTcc) strategic priorities in 2017 is to select Demonstration Projects that further the use of real-world evidence (RWE) within the medical device ecosystem. These projects will range in size and scope, but they are intended to: Develop, verify and operationalize methods of evidence generation and data use in the pre- and […]

Announcement of Inaugural Members of NESTcc’s Governing Committee

Today I am pleased to publicly announce the inaugural members of NESTcc’s Governing Committee (see press release here). We received a host of outstanding applications to serve on the inaugural Governing Committee, and the narrowing down to a final list of members proved to be a difficult task given the quality of the applications. In line […]

Board of Directors has established the inaugural Governing Committee

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) Board of Directors has established the inaugural Governing Committee for the National Evaluation System for health Technology Coordinating Center (NESTcc). The Governing Committee will recommend the strategic direction for NEST. Its members represent NEST’s diverse stakeholders, including patients, clinicians, medical device industry, regulators, health systems, and payers. Read the […]

NEST Coordinating Center (NESTcc) will begin identifying Demonstration Projects

The NEST Coordinating Center (NESTcc) will begin identifying Demonstration Projects in the Summer of 2017. NESTcc hopes to collaborate closely with projects that are developing, verifying and operationalizing methods of evidence generation and data use, demonstrating scalability across healthcare systems, device types and manufacturers, and that will help inform NESTcc’s strategy as it builds out […]