{"podcast":{"title":"From Lab to Label: The Scientification of Consumer Brands","slug":"from-lab-to-label-the-scientification-of-consumer-brands-6420614","podcast_index_feed_id":6420614,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de83c94c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.citruslabs.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37231787/37231787-1681344790034-9ef391a6f3518.jpg","author":"Citruslabs","episode_count":54,"summary":"Welcome to From Lab to Label, a podcast exploring the intersection of science and consumer brands in the health & wellness industry. Through candid conversations, you'll hear firsthand, behind-the-scenes accounts of the challenges and opportunities that arise when engaging your product in a clinical trial. Our guests share their experiences in navigating the road to clinical validation and highlight how seeking product claims drove business success. In each episode, our host Susanne Mitschke (CEO and Co-Founder of Citruslabs) sits down with brand owners to discuss their journey.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-lab-to-label-the-scientification-of-consumer-brands-6420614"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #49: The Science Gap in Women’s Sexual Health with Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan from Vella Bioscience","slug":"episode-49-the-science-gap-in-women-s-sexual-health-with-dr-harin-padma-nathan-from-vella-bioscience","published_at":"2026-04-08T10:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-lab-to-label-the-scientification-of-consumer-brands-6420614/episode-49-the-science-gap-in-women-s-sexual-health-with-dr-harin-padma-nathan-from-vella-bioscience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-lab-to-label-the-scientification-of-consumer-brands-6420614","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/citruslabs/episodes/Episode-49-The-Science-Gap-in-Womens-Sexual-Health-with-Dr--Harin-Padma-Nathan-from-Vella-Bioscience-e3hj02k","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de83c94c/podcast/play/118111764/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-7%2F421612371-44100-2-213288b3d3e74.m4a","summary":"In this episode, Susanne sits down with Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at Vella Bioscience, to explore why women’s sexual wellness has been overlooked for so long. He shares his journey from pharmaceutical research into the wellness space and how Vella is bringing a more clinical approach to product development. Along the way, he breaks down where the industry falls short, calls out the marketing claims that don’t hold up, and shares what it actually takes to create products that deliver real results. What’s covered in this episode: Dr. Padma-Nathan’s role in the development of Viagra and his shift into women’s health Why women’s sexual wellness has been historically underfunded and misunderstood How Vella approaches clinical research in the wellness space What a first-of-its-kind national study revealed about how women define arousal Why “clinically proven” is often a misleading marketing claim The biggest misconceptions in women’s sexual health and where better education is needed Tune in to hear how decades of pharmaceutical experience are shaping a new approach to women’s sexual wellness and what it takes to create products people can actually trust! About Vella Bioscience Vella Bioscience is a team of doctors, scientists, and researchers focused on closing the gap in women’s sexual health and pleasure. Founded in 2020, the company is built on a breakthrough discovery that liposomal cannabidiol can support female arousal and orgasm by improving how active ingredients are absorbed in the body. Today, Vella combines clinical expertise with advanced formulation science to develop products grounded in real research. Their work also explores the connection between pleasure, comfort, and pain, treating women’s health as a system rather than…","meta_description":"In this episode, Susanne sits down with Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer at Vella Bioscience, to explore why women’s sexual we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-lab-to-label-the-scientification-of-consumer-brands-6420614/episodes/episode-49-the-science-gap-in-women-s-sexual-health-with-dr-harin-padma-nathan-from-vella-bioscience/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-lab-to-label-the-scientification-of-consumer-brands-6420614/episode-49-the-science-gap-in-women-s-sexual-health-with-dr-harin-padma-nathan-from-vella-bioscience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}