Diagnosis of Women's Pelvic Conditions Revolutionised

In the fifth and final episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health, host Claire Murigande speaks with Élise Mekkaoui, founder and CPO of Matricis.ai.

Élise discusses the challenges in diagnosing female pelvic pathologies, such as endometriosis, and how Matricis is employing machine learning to improve diagnosis by assisting radiologists with MRI image analysis. Therefore reducing medical errancy time.

Élise also touches on the importance of bringing awareness to women's health, urging investors to invest in innovative startups that account for gender differences.

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References for content mentioned in this episode:

• Gender bias in medicine article
• Gender funding gap data by UBS

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• More about Matricis at this website
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• Connect with our guest, Élise Mekkaoui: LINKEDIN

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This special series on Advancing Women's Health with Female Founders is supported by TechFace, Lean In Switzerland, and Ladies Drive.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Episode Introduction

00:39 The Importance of Gender in Personalised Medicine

01:44 Introducing the Host and the Podcast

02:25 The Purpose of Matricis.ai

04:06 AI's Role in Advancing Female Pelvic Pathologies' Diagnosis

08:32 Challenges and Collaborations in Data Collection

10:57 The Gender Gap in AI and Women's Health Innovation

12:47 The Future of Women-Led Innovation in the Age of AI

16:25 Closing Remarks and Further Resources

In this episode of Narratives of Purpose, host Claire Murigande introduces a new series focusing on women's health innovation.

The next five episodes will address Issues like the lack of female representation in clinical trials as well as the need for gender-specific personalised medicine, but also the importance and the need to invest in startups led by women.

This new series will feature female founders advocating for public health, developing non-invasive treatments, harnessing AI technologies, and especially holding space for women in the workplace.

Welcome to our Women's Health special series created in collaboration with Artefact Open Innovation Switzerland! We are glad that you tuned in, and you are following Narratives of Purpose in amplifying social impact.

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Join me for the Season Five Finale of Narratives of Purpose where we are celebrating our Three Year Anniversary of powerful conversations with our wonderful guests who are making waves in their industries and communities.

In our podcast series, we have shone a spotlight on innovation, sustainability, global health, technology, entrepreneurship and skill development - just to name a few. The fascinating thing about all of the conversations with our guests, is that the action is happening in real-time. Which not only provides an active perspective, but has also led us to invite our previous guests back onto the show to discuss their progress and give a behind-the-scenes look into their journeys.

Tune into this episode to celebrate an exciting three years of Narratives of Purpose and many more to come.

Show notes:

I recommend that you tune into our previous Narratives of Purpose conversations to be reminded of the thought-provoking and impactful conversations that we have had. Be sure to also tune into Hashtag Impact’s episode celebrating the work of Narratives on Purpose in honour of one of the 2023 International Women's Day missions, which was to elevate visibility for women creatives.

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Episode timestamps

00:11 - Season finale introduction

02:33 - Narratives of Purpose's recognitions and features

05:22 - Episode highlights from our first four seasons

18:04 - My learnings from interviewing global changemakers

19:43 - What listeners are saying about Narratives of Purpose

24:04 - What our guests are saying about Narratives of Purpose

29:09 - Shout out to the Narratives of Purpose team

30:12 - How to get in touch with us

In today’s episode, I have a fascinating conversation with Ira Guha who is the founder of Asan. Asan is a social venture with a mission to eradicate period poverty, which prevents women and girls across the world from participating in essential daily activities (Including going to school and work).

In our conversation, we talk about the impact of period poverty and how Asan cup’s accessibility has the ability to impact the lives and empower the women who use them. We also discuss the seemingly taboo subject of women’s health, especially relating to periods, and how the social shifts we have made towards sustainability globally have made an impact on the future of menstrual products.

Show notes:

To find out more about Asan, head over to their ⁠website⁠ and ⁠Instagram page⁠. To connect with Ira and find out about the impact that Asan is making within the many communities that they have partnered with, connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Episode timestamps

00:26 - Episode introduction

02:32 - Asan's mission and Ira's motivations to create the start-up

06:39 - Asan cup's one-for-one donation and cost-saving model

07:58 - Designing and developing the Asan cup

12:12 - Asan's impact in rural India and beyond

14:28 - Breaking the taboos around periods

17:46 - Asan's partnerships and behavioural change framework

24:45 - Ira's entrepreneurial journey

26:36 - The evolving market for reusable period products

31:34 - How to connect with Ira and learn more about Asan