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This biotech startup thinks it can delay menopause by 15 years. [View all]
https://fortune.com/2021/04/19/celmatix-delay-menopause-womens-ovarian-health/This biotech startup thinks it can delay menopause by 15 years. That would transform women’s lives
BY BETH KOWITT
April 19, 2021 2:00 PM EDT
The ovary is the central command system of a woman’s endocrine system, controlling the hormones that send signals to essentially all of the other organs in the body. It’s a powerful force, impacting everything from immune function to metabolism to heart health. But it’s been the ovary’s fate to be pigeonholed as a solely reproductive organ.
To Piraye Beim, that’s a missed opportunity—and one she is looking to capitalize on. “The ovary isn’t just about babies,” says the founder and CEO of biotech startup Celmatix.
In fact, says Beim, “the real moonshot is menopause control.” The biotech CEO is helping to pioneer and define a new category that is attempting to expand ovarian health beyond fertility issues, which includes tackling painful conditions for women like endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
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BY BETH KOWITT
April 19, 2021 2:00 PM EDT
The ovary is the central command system of a woman’s endocrine system, controlling the hormones that send signals to essentially all of the other organs in the body. It’s a powerful force, impacting everything from immune function to metabolism to heart health. But it’s been the ovary’s fate to be pigeonholed as a solely reproductive organ.
To Piraye Beim, that’s a missed opportunity—and one she is looking to capitalize on. “The ovary isn’t just about babies,” says the founder and CEO of biotech startup Celmatix.
In fact, says Beim, “the real moonshot is menopause control.” The biotech CEO is helping to pioneer and define a new category that is attempting to expand ovarian health beyond fertility issues, which includes tackling painful conditions for women like endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
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