Oriana Papin-Zoghbi is the co-founder of a women’s health startup called AOA Dx that is working towards early detection for ovarian cancer. Oriana talks about the challenges the company has faced in navigating the complex world of fundraising, the term ‘femtech’, and the experience of leading a startup dedicated to transforming women's health. 

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Links for further learning: 

AOA Dx and their new lab in Denver: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aoadx/

More on gangliosides / Professor Uri Saragovi's work: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37124505/

The origins of the term ‘Femtech’ : https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/06/meet-the-woman-who-invented-a-whole-new-subsection-of-tech-set-to-be-worth-1-trillion.html

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