{"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":"Mice Don’t Menstruate: Reimagining Women’s Health Using Organ Chips with Dr. Donald Ingber","slug":"mice-don-t-menstruate-reimagining-women-s-health-using-organ-chips-with-dr-donald-ingber","published_at":"2024-05-07T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/mice-don-t-menstruate-reimagining-women-s-health-using-organ-chips-with-dr-donald-ingber","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovate-and-elevate-6703724","url":"https://www.innovateandelevatepodcast.com/episodes/organ-chip-technology-with-dr-donald-inbger","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/7ba9d271-d6d1-484b-8465-f7a4998126be/Innovate-Elevate-EP5-audio.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Sharon is joined by Dr. Donald Ingber, Founding Director at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.  Dr. Ingber’s commitment to following his passion has led him to countless medical and technological breakthroughs, including organ-chip technology. These incredible chips recreate the structure and function of human organs. Drugs can be administered through organ-chips so that blood impact can be monitored. Once more widely adopted, organ-chip testing will be able to replace animal testing. As Dr. Ingber shares, the results will surpass those of animal testing. The organ-chip technology already includes women’s health models and holds great promise to revolutionize this under-invested area. Because animals, namely mice, do not have menstrual cycles, their biological environments are already skewed to test any women’s health-related projects. Organ-chips are a great solution to close the data gap. Dr. Ingber shares two projects underway in partnership with the Gates Foundation: to create a cure for bacterial vaginosis and to create a non-hormonal contraceptive.  Dr. Ingber highlights the importance of nurturing the business side of scientific breakthroughs so that innovations can reach patients. Twenty percent of Harvard’s intellectual property comes out of the Wyss Institute, and both funding and mentorship play crucial roles in that success metric.   Episode Outline (00:53) Meet Dr. Donald Inbger  (02:11) Where Art Meets Science: Inside The Brilliant Mind of Dr. Ingber  (07:08) What Is Organ-on-a-Chip Technology?  (13:17) Reimaging Women’s Health with Organ-Chips (21:11) Think Outside The Box: Bringing Innovation to Life  Connect with Sharon Connect with Sharon on LinkedIn: Sha…","meta_description":"In this episode, Sharon is joined by Dr. Donald Ingber, Founding Director at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.&n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1657,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/innovate-and-elevate-6703724/episodes/mice-don-t-menstruate-reimagining-women-s-health-using-organ-chips-with-dr-donald-ingber/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/mice-don-t-menstruate-reimagining-women-s-health-using-organ-chips-with-dr-donald-ingber.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}