In this episode, Dr Brittany Barreto talks to Surbhi Sarna, Author of Without A Doubt and Partner at Y Combinator. They discuss Surbhi’s company, which exited in 2018 for $275 million, advice for networking and pitching investors, plus how to recognise burnout and what to do about it. Enjoy the episode!

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In this episode, Dr Brittany Barreto talks to Dr. Sarita Maturu, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and Board Member at My Epilepsy Story, a non-profit for women with epilepsy. They talk all about exactly what a seizure is, when women may be more susceptible to seizures, and what the female-specific impacts of an epilepsy diagnosis are. Enjoy the episode!

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Dr Brittany Barreto talks to Maurissa Bell, VP of Private Equity and Clairvest Group Inc. They take it back to basics and discuss what Private Equity actually is, how it works and how it can help a company. Maurissa also gives us the 411 on the relationship between Private Equity and FemTech, why Clairvest sees opportunity in the sector, and what they see as the future of women’s health and wellness.

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Dr. Rasha Babikir is head of business development at Cedar Health Research, a Clinical Trials site in Dallas, Texas. In this episode, Dr. Rasha teaches us all about the different entities involved in a clinical trial, how much one costs, why women were excluded from clinical trials in 1977 and reintroduced in 1993, and what we can do to ensure equality in clinical trials moving forwards.

Dr. Kate Rhodes and Dr. Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz are researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, looking at how the vaginal microbiome relates to gonorrhea and bacterial vaginosis. In this episode, Dr. Kate and Dr. Melissa talk to Brittany all about STI rates in the US, the impacts for women, the link between the vaginal microbiome and cancer, plus what it’s like to be a researcher of women’s health. Enjoy the episode!

Liz Powell founded G2G Consulting in 2007 to help entrepreneurs and nonprofits access government funding, navigate policy, regulation, administration and congress. In this episode, Liz talks to Brittany all about the relationship between policy and women’s health, the impact of Roe V Wade, and how listeners can get involved in women’s health policy.

Dictionary.com announced the word of the year for 2022 is, "woman". That could not be more accurate as we have seen major growth in the women's health innovation industry. In this annual end of year review with our host, Dr. Brittany Barreto, we cover the major trends, wins, and challenges facing this budding industry. We will discuss societal shifts affecting our industry, review last year's predictions and see if they materialized while making predictions for 2023, key industry influencers of 2022, investments, organizations, conferences, exits, startups that shined in 2022 and which one to watch for 2023, areas of most innovation, and where we still need to do better.

A live interview from Tokyo, Japan, Saki Oshima is the Head of Femtech Partnerships at Scrum Ventures and the Founding member of Femtech Community Japan. Saki has been involved in collaborative projects between startups and large Japanese corporations her entire career. Saki's been leading femtech initiatives at Scrum connecting with femtech startups and large Japanese corporations. To raise more awareness of Japan's women's health sector, she founded Femtech Community Japan as one of the founding members. In this episode, we discuss the Japanese interest in femtech and what unique aspects of the Japanese economy, culture, and government initiatives are creating a massive interest in female health innovation.

Dr. Nicole Danos is an integrative biologist by training, currently working as an assistant professor at a primarily undergraduate institution, the University of San Diego. When she became pregnant she realized that there was a scarcity of data on the basic biology of the female body during pregnancy and lactation. Her current research program engages undergraduate students, and addresses this gap, in particular how muscles and tendons change at these physiological stages. She is an advocate for more basic research on female biology in particular with respect to movement biomechanics and exercise. She is also putting together a FemTech innovation Engine to stir up the innovation ecosystems of Southern California, with the intention of filling both the knowledge and participation gaps. Learn more about Nicole’s research at www.nicoledanosphd.net Enjoy the episode!

Milena Bacalja Perianes is a femtech expert and gender lens investing specialist. She is committed to driving more innovation and investment into women's health solutions that can close the gender gap. She is the co-founder of Madami and the Menstrual Health Hub which was just recently acquired. She is also the founder of the just freshly launched femtech-focused angel investing network called HerShare. In this episode, we discuss trends we’re seeing in femtech like business models that are and are not working, fundraising strategies that do not include venture capital, and how we get more men to attend femtech events. If you’re fundraising, go to www.hershare.co to submit your deal for potential investment. And if you’re a woman interested in investing in women’s health, even if it’s just a few thousand dollars then you can also go to hershare.co and join the waiting list for this first ever femtech specific angel network!