{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6388909dcb17a60010c40c56/6a7458f3e188bf946ffba4af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rethinking how we fund and treat women's health","description":"<p>Women's Health is attracting more scientific and investment interest than it has in years. But many conditions are still managed symptomatically rather than treated at the level of underlying biology.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the latest Optimum Perspectives podcast, three biotech leaders and a seasoned healthcare investor discuss what is genuinely changing across the field, from the shift towards disease-modifying science, to the challenge of building a commercial case in first-in-disease therapeutics.</p><p>Hosted by <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Isabelle Abdou</a>, the episode features <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Colleen Acosta</a>, CEO of <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Freya Biosciences</a>; <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Agnès Arbat</a>, CEO of <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Oriva Therapeutics</a>; <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Marie Duvall</a>, CEO of <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ReproNovo</a>; and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hakan Goker</a>, Managing Director at <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/preload/?_bprMode=vanilla#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">M Ventures</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They also discuss male-factor infertility, a contributor in around half of all cases yet with strikingly few therapeutic options – and whether the \"women's health\" label still drives much-needed visibility, or risks framing as a niche something that affects a majority of the population.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>🎧 Listen to the full episode here: www.optimumcomms.com/podcast/</p>","author_name":"Optimum Strategic Communications"}