The gender gap in clinical research | Valentina Milanova & Kalina Mihailova | TEDxVitoshaWomen

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In their passionate talk Valentina and Kalina share stats, research and graphs depicting the discriminative way clinical research and product innovation in healthcare are being made nowadays. Historical gender gap is putting women’s health at risk without us even realising it. How can we fight prejudices that can save a woman's life, understanding the menstrual cycle and easing its pain? Learn about some of the worst and best case scenarios. A female entrepreneur on a mission to close the gender pain gap and overcome historical gender biases in medical research and product innovation. Born and raised in Bulgaria, Valentina moved to London to study Business, Economics, and Law at the University of Buckingham. She soon found herself drawn in by the start-up world, working first at Techstars and then as a Venture Associate for Founders Factory. Meanwhile, she came up with her own idea for a women’s health research and development company. After 200 pitches to investors, she managed to raise £4.23 million in seed funding, and in 2018, Dаye was officially born.

Kalina Mihaylova is a product engineer with strong interest in medical technology. Her interdisciplinary experience combines product design, regulatory and financial planning, clinical research and manufacturing.
Kalina graduated with a Masters degree in Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship from the Imperial College of London and has since designed medical devices for orthopaedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, paediatric respiratory care and menstrual health. At Daye, Kalina is a Senior Product Engineer, focused on bringing innovation to market. She dreams to open a school for medical innovation in Bulgaria, collaborating with clinics and hospitals to identify gaps in healthcare and design novel solutions.

On the stage of TEDxVitosha Valentina and Kalina will discuss how the gender gap in medical research is putting women’s health at risk and what we can do to reduce it. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx