{"podcast":{"title":"Innovate and Elevate","slug":"innovate-and-elevate-6703724","podcast_index_feed_id":6703724,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/innovate-and-elevate/","website_url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d938c490-9603-45d4-976a-1d4a22816fd1/Innovate-and-Elevate-Podcast-Cover-Season-3.jpg","author":"Sharon Kedar, MBA, CFA","episode_count":26,"summary":"Join Sharon Kedar, Co-Founder of Northpond Ventures, as she has candid, in-depth conversations with top doctors, scientists, and trailblazing innovators. Innovate and Elevate is the podcast where the pioneering ideas and leading-edge discoveries that redefine human health are explored. Behind every revolutionary method and device is a human, or humans, daring to make the impossible possible. Sharon, an investor at the forefront of science-driven venture capital, talks with these change agents about how they are rewriting the rules in their fields - from human health and longevity to breakthrough diagnostics and therapeutics. Featured by Harvard’s Wyss Institute, this podcast delivers the sophisticated, knowledgeable, and essential insights you need to understand how innovation impacts our lives. Because Humanity Deserves Better. Sharon Kedar is Co-Founder, Partner of Northpond Ventures. She is also a human health advocate and has been invited to and spoken at notable institutions and events nationwide, including The New York Stock Exchange, The White House, ARPA-H, and Harvard University. “This new podcast is just what I needed- a platform to learn about health and innovation. I j…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:02.647175+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724"},"episode":{"title":"Closing The $1 Trillion Women’s Health Gap with Lucy Pérez","slug":"closing-the-1-trillion-women-s-health-gap-with-lucy-p-rez","published_at":"2024-07-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/closing-the-1-trillion-women-s-health-gap-with-lucy-p-rez","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724","url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/episodes/lucy-perez-closing-the-womens-health-gap","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/a6d30098-cc16-4f32-a27d-29a92fd4262c/Innovate-Elevate-EP8-070224.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Innovate and Elevate , Sharon welcomes Lucy Pérez, a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Coleader of the McKinsey Health Institute. Lucy is also coauthor of the groundbreaking report, \"Closing The Women's Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies,\" copublished with the World Economic Forum. Sharon and Lucy discuss the report’s key findings and the significant economic and social benefits of closing the women's health gap. Lucy shares that closing the women’s health gap could add an astounding $1 trillion to the global GDP annually. This economic boost would come from healthier women having fewer missed workdays, increased productivity, and less time spent on unpaid caregiving duties. She highlights that women, despite living longer than men, spend more time in poor health, particularly during their most productive years (ages 20-60), which has considerable economic implications. A major challenge in addressing women's health is the shocking underinvestment in research. Currently, only 1-2% of R&D dollars are dedicated to women's health issues, excluding cancers. Lucy emphasizes the need for increased funding and better understanding of sex-based differences in medical research. Conditions like cardiovascular disease and autoimmune diseases often present differently in women, necessitating tailored approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Lucy provides actionable advice for how individuals can close the women’s health gap, including ways to be proactive in healthcare interactions, raise awareness about women's health issues, and support initiatives aimed at closing the health gap. She also underscores the importance of leveraging real-world data to drive innovation and improve health outcomes, advocating for strat…","meta_description":"In this episode of Innovate and Elevate , Sharon welcomes Lucy Pérez, a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Coleader of the McKinsey Health Insti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1655,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/episodes/closing-the-1-trillion-women-s-health-gap-with-lucy-p-rez/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/closing-the-1-trillion-women-s-health-gap-with-lucy-p-rez.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}