Dr. Maria Luisa Pineda is the co-founder and CEO of Envisagenics, which aims to accelerate the development of innovative therapeutic solutions for RNA splicing variants by leveraging AI and machine learning technologies. Dr. Pineda was engaged in paid research from the age of 16, and she went on to earn…

To our Theia Community: In 2020, we founded Theia, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to empowering and inspiring women in healthcare. As 2021 comes to a close, we would like to celebrate and reflect upon the first full year of our organization. We would like to thank our core team…

Alyssa Jaffee is a Partner at 7wireVentures where she focuses on investments in digital healthcare and technology-enabled services that empower consumers to be better stewards of their health in today’s changing healthcare ecosystem. …

Dr. Lara Devgan is a top board-certified New York City plastic surgeon and the founder and CEO of Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty, a luxury medical-grade skincare line. She discovered her love for plastic surgery during medical school, noting that it allowed her to ”combine the creativity of an artistic background…

Robin McIntosh is a designer, author and social impact entrepreneur. She has founded multiple companies, and has worked across startups, brands, and business communities over the past decade, with a focus on the arts, health and wellness. Currently, she serves as co-founder and co-CEO of Workit Health, where she and…

Dr. Lisa Levine is the former CEO of the MAVEN project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports primary care providers in caring for vulnerable patients at community health centers worldwide. Her team recruits experienced volunteer physicians, now representing over 50 specialties, who engage with front line providers to strengthen the local…

Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A, is President of Health Platforms at Verily Life Sciences, which is a company that focuses on digital solutions to optimize health. Dr. Lee also serves as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Senior Fellow at the…

Our team at Theia recently spoke with Dr. Leila Strickland, the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of BIOMILQ. BIOMILQ is a women-owned, science-led, and parent-centered infant nutrition company based in Durham, North Carolina. With her co-founder, Michelle Egger, Dr. Strickland is disrupting the $45 billion infant formula market through culturing…

Vernita Brown is the CEO of Natalist, a venture-backed women’s health startup aimed at “supporting women from concept to conception.” Her co-founder, Halle Tecco, had reached out to her fellow members of the Progressive Transplants club, a group Vernita had joined upon moving to Charleston, South Carolina. In terms of…