Newborn Brain Society

What Newborn Brain Society does

The Newborn Brain Society, Inc. (NBS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation registered in Massachusetts under EIN 84-2910990, founded in 2020 to advance newborn brain care through international multidisciplinary collaboration among clinicians, scientists, and parents. The organization's mission is to facilitate collaboration, education, and innovation in neonatal neurocritical care (NNCC), and its stated vision is a world in which all newborns have access to optimal brain care. NBS maintains a mailing address in Roxbury Crossing, MA and operates as a member-based society publishing annual reports every year from 2020 through 2025, indicating consistent organizational activity.

NBS's core products center on credentialing and education in the NNCC subspecialty: it secured formal UCNS accreditation for NNCC fellowship training programs (announced April 2023), administers training across 10+ major children's hospital sites, and oversaw the first UCNS NNCC Certification Examination in November 2024. Adjacent educational offerings include monthly webinars, a teaching module curriculum hosted on Thinkific, the International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC), a podcast series, a media library, and the NIRS Atlas research initiative. Family-centered care is supported through the HIE Hold-a-thon (April 2026) in partnership with Hope for HIE, and the society administers three formal awards (Early Career, Honorary Fellow, Impact) and publishes Volpe's View commentaries. The product stack runs on commodity SaaS: JoinIt for member portal and authentication, Zoom for webinars, Thinkific for educational delivery, and Google Forms for initiative signup.

The business model is a non-profit membership and credentialing society financed through four revenue streams: recurring annual membership dues, donations from individuals (three founding donor families) and healthcare companies (Medtronic, Natus, Aspect Imaging, 149 Medical, Inspiration Healthcare Group), accreditation and certification fees for NNCC fellowships and UCNS exams, and conference and webinar registration fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figures, headcount, or operational budget are available. NBS has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no venture or private equity backing, operating solely on member, donor, and programmatic revenue.

Name

Newborn Brain Society

Legal name

Newborn Brain Society, Inc.

Website

https://newbornbrainsociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Newborn Brain Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical society, founded in 2020, that advances newborn brain care through international multidisciplinary collaboration. It accredits NNCC fellowships via UCNS, delivers the first NNCC subspecialty certification exam, and provides education, conferences, and research initiatives for clinicians, scientists, and parents.

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Headquarters

HQ city

West Roxbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for clinicians, scientists, and parents to access member portal, webinars, and resources
2. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from founding donors and additional donors including individuals and healthcare companies
3. Accreditation and Certification Fees: Fees for NNCC fellowship accreditation and UCNS certification examination
4. Conference and Event Revenue: International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC) and educational webinar registration fees

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Newborn Brain Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical society that advances newborn brain care through international multidisciplinary collaboration. It operates a UCNS-accredited Neonatal Neurocritical Care (NNCC) fellowship program and certification examination, hosts the International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC), and delivers monthly educational webinars, teaching modules, podcasts, and family-centered care initiatives for clinicians, scientists, and parents. Revenue is generated through membership dues, donations, certification fees, and conference and webinar registration fees.

Product overview

Newborn Brain Society is a nonprofit medical society advancing newborn brain care through international, multidisciplinary collaboration, education, and innovation. The organization's offerings include the NNCC Fellowship Program, a one-year clinical training program in Neonatal Neurocritical Care with UCNS accreditation, complemented by educational webinars, teaching modules on Thinkific, and the annual INBBC conference. Additional products include research initiatives (Atlas of NIRS, HIE Hold-a-thon), publications (NBS Publications, Volpe's View Commentaries), awards programs (Early Career, Honorary Fellow, Impact), and a podcast series. The portfolio centers on accreditation, education, research collaboration, and recognition within the neonatal neurocritical care specialty.

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Products and services

• NNCC Fellowship Program One-year clinical fellowship program in Neonatal Neurocritical Care providing training in clinical rotations, critical care monitoring, electrophysiology, genetics, neuroradiology, neurodevelopmental follow-up, and fetal neurology, with standardized educational curriculum. Hosted at UCNS-accredited children's hospitals and academic medical centers for neonatologists, pediatric neurologists, and developmental pediatricians.
• UCNS NNCC Certification Examination United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties certification examination for Neonatal Neurocritical Care, the first formal certification offered for the subspecialty in 2024. Administered annually to neonatal neurocritical care subspecialists seeking formal subspecialty credentialing.
• Educational Webinars Monthly educational webinar sessions featuring research presentations and clinical education on newborn brain care topics, including research sessions and fetal neurology series. Delivered via Zoom to clinicians, scientists, and other professionals in neonatal neurocritical care.
• INBBC Conference International Conference on Newborn Brain Care bringing together clinicians, scientists, and parents for collaboration and education on newborn brain care. Held annually as a large-scale knowledge-sharing and networking event for the neonatal neurocritical care community.
• Teaching Modules Educational curriculum modules hosted on the Thinkific learning management platform covering NNCC training topics and newborn brain care education. Used by fellowship trainees and clinicians seeking self-paced learning on neonatal neurocritical care topics.
• NBS Podcast Audio content covering newborn brain care topics and society activities, distributed as a podcast series for ongoing education and community engagement among clinicians, scientists, and parents.
• HIE Hold-a-thon Clinician-led initiative supporting evidence-based holding and supportive touch for infants receiving therapeutic hypothermia, conducted during HIE Awareness Month in partnership with Hope for HIE. NICUs worldwide register via Google Forms to participate in the protocol.

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2023NBS obtained formal UCNS accreditation for Neonatal Neurocritical Care (NNCC) fellowship training programs. UCNS administers the NNCC Certification Examination, marking the first year certification is offered for this subspecialty in 2024.
• Hope for HIEflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership for the HIE Hold-a-thon initiative during HIE Awareness Month, supporting evidence-based holding and supportive touch for infants receiving therapeutic hypothermia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Child Neurology Society: Professional society for child neurologists; overlapping membership with NBS among pediatric neurologists specializing in neonatal neurocritical care, with comparable education, research, and advocacy offerings.
• Society for Pediatric Research: Pediatric research society with research, training, and academic networking programs aimed at pediatric and neonatal researchers overlapping with NBS scientist members.
• National Perinatal Association: Multidisciplinary perinatal professional organization with education, certification-adjacent programming, and advocacy targeting a similar clinician base.

Regional players

• European Society for Paediatric Research: European pediatric research society; comparable multidisciplinary research collaboration and educational mission across neonatal/pediatric specialties, serving a primarily European audience.

Broad incumbents

• American Neurological Association: Established neurology professional society with research awards, journals, and meetings; serves as a broader peer for academic neurology community-building.
• American Academy of Neurology: Major neurology professional society with continuing education and subspecialty certification programs; comparable adult-leveraged structure that NBS replicates for neonatal neurocritical care.
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Large professional society for pediatricians with section on neonatal-perinatal medicine; broader scope but overlapping clinician audience for NBS fellows and members.

Others

• Hope for HIE: Parent-focused advocacy organization for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy; listed NBS partner on the HIE Hold-a-thon initiative and addresses an overlapping patient community from the family/advocacy side.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newbornbrainsociety
• Instagraminstagram.com/newbornbrainsociety

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