Léa is the CEO and co-founder of Cycalana Bio, she has a PhD from Cambridge in clinical neurosciences

Léa started Cyclana Bio nearly a year ago and announced a £5 million seed round in October co led by NfX and Eka Ventures 

We talk her personal journey of getting diagnosed with endometriosis, experience with using HBC for endometriosis management as well as how she manages her triathlon training and recovery 

We then move into the work and research herself and her team are doing in Cambridge to build whole tissue disease models from menstrual fluid and lab work to study tissue mechanisms which will identify early biomarkers and druggable targets

As well as why and how you should donate your menstrual blood to science! 

You can donate your period to CyclanaBio here

As always any questions or feedback, drop me an email - [email protected]

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