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Meet the Womenx Innovators Top Women in Innovation 2024: ✨ Leadership Excellence Award: Vienna Sparks, Co-Founder & CEO, MabLab Vienna is building MabLab, the first self-administered test for laced drugs and spiked drinks. A second-time founder, she scaled her first venture to 70,000+ users and has a background in finance, healthcare, and research at Columbia Medical School. 🌱 Mentorship Excellence Award: Sheri Palazzo, Founder, Saplings Consulting Sheri helps startups grow through tailored mentorship and her 25+ years of experience at companies like HP and Bose. She specializes in leadership, operations, and culture-building, and has been recognized as Cleantech Open’s Mentor of the Year. 🩺 Rising Star Award: Brianna Socci, Founder & COO, UBERDOC, Inc. Brianna is transforming healthcare access with innovative digital health solutions. A Startup Boston Founder of the Year recipient, she mentors aspiring leaders and advocates for diversity in entrepreneurship. 🎓 Social Change Advocate Award: Katie Quigley Mellor Program Director, Social Entrepreneurship, Innovate@BU Katie supports students in creating social impact projects. At Innovate@BU, she designs workshops and programs to inspire creativity and entrepreneurial confidence. 🌟 Community Impact Award: Genevieve (Ginny) Herron, Founder, WeStand Ginny leads WeStand, helping social impact entrepreneurs boost productivity and avoid burnout. Her Productivity Accelerator workshops empower founders to achieve their goals effectively. 🧪 Student Innovator Award: Rajeshwari Subramanian, Founding Member, Science to People Rajeshwari is building VeriSci, an AI platform improving health literacy by translating scientific concepts. Her work addresses misinformation and promotes health equity. 🎥 AI Excellence Award: Kashish Kharbanda, Founder, Visaro.AI Kashish, a University of California, Berkeley alum, is redefining brand integration in video content with Visaro AI. She brings experience from roles at Microsoft, Intel, and T-Mobile to her innovative startup. 🌍 Innovation in Education Award: Logan Currie, Co-Founder & COO, Careerspan Logan is creating Careerspan, an AI-powered career companion. Her global experience in career coaching drives her mission to help individuals navigate transitions and build confidence. 🎯 Empowering Investors Award: Cynthia Cohen, Founder & Chief Strategist, IMPACT 2040 Cynthia guides startups from ideation to scaling and advises accelerators and VC funds. She’s launching CC’s HackHer Popup House in 2025 to empower female founders. ♻️ Sustainability Champion: Anastacia Yefimenko, Co-Founder & CEO, Elcove Anastacia is the founder of Elcove, a zero-waste home care brand. Her refillable, non-toxic products have earned her recognition on Boston Business Journal's 25 Under 25 list. Join us in celebrating these outstanding women who continue to break barriers and inspire the next generation of innovators. 🎉 Note: We made a minor update to the image

The U.S. healthcare landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, with spending projected to surpass $7 trillion by 2030, accounting for nearly 20% of the nation’s GDP. Key Drivers of Transformation 1. DEEP AI Integration: The U.S. AI healthcare market is expected to grow from $11.8 billion in 2023 to $102.2 billion by 2030 (36.1% CAGR). AI is transforming diagnostics, treatment personalization, and operational efficiencies, potentially saving $13 billion annually by 2025. 2. SHIFT to Value-Based Care: Focused on patient outcomes over service volume, the U.S. value-based care market is projected to grow from $4.01 trillion in 2024 at a 7.4% CAGR through 2030. 3. CONSUMERIZATION of Healthcare: Telemedicine adoption is forecasted to grow at a 32.1% CAGR through 2030, while the global wearable health devices market is expected to reach $195 billion. Patients increasingly demand accessible, tech-driven solutions. 4. Precision Medicine Breakthroughs: The AI precision medicine market is projected to hit $14.5 billion by 2030, enabling treatments tailored to genetic profiles. This personalized approach will redefine patient care. 5. Preventive and Holistic Health: Advanced diagnostics, like full-body MRI scans, enable early detection of conditions such as stage I cancer, improving prognoses and reducing costs. Wearables will help us lead longer, healthier lives, with Apple Health leading the charge. The Economic Impact of AI in Healthcare AI integration could contribute $1 trillion annually to U.S. GDP by 2030 through three key areas: 1. Reducing Administrative Waste: AI could save $200 billion annually by streamlining billing, claims, and scheduling. 2. Preventing Chronic Diseases: Predictive analytics and personalized care could recover $500 billion annually in productivity and healthcare savings. 3. Accelerating Drug Development: AI could cut drug discovery timelines by 50%, unlocking a $300 billion economic boost from faster innovation and increased revenues. Looking Back, Looking Forward In 2012, I was one of the pioneers and deep into the quantified self movement, inspired by the convergence of consumer and med-tech. It was early, but we were directionally 100% correct. By 2030, if we see AI fully integrated across healthcare—from discovery to delivery—transforming patient outcomes and experiences. This will mark a shift from “sick care” to true healthcare. With a deep system level convergence of AI and Health, the next five years will be more consequential for human well-being than the last 500 years. However, we must ensure these advancements are accessible—not just for the few. #Healthcare2030 #AIinHealthcare #ValueBasedCare #PrecisionMedicine #HealthTechInnovation

On Friday, I had the incredible honor of speaking at the end-of-year Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative event alongside Science to People’s trusted advisor, Paul E. Kalb. This gathering brought together an inspiring group of global third-chapter leaders, and it was a privilege to share the progress we’ve made at Science to People this year. I was able to highlight our mission, the impact we’re striving to create, and the critical support we need to identify funders who believe in advancing science communication as much as we do. A heartfelt thank you to Paul for his invaluable mentorship and guidance throughout this journey, as well as to Brian Trelstad, who leads ALI and was my Social Entrepreneurship professor at Harvard Business School. Brian has been a constant source of inspiration and leadership as I navigate the world of social enterprise. I left the event deeply energized by the thoughtful conversations and potential connections, and I’m excited for what lies ahead. Here’s to creating lasting impact together!

Another spot-on Nieman Journalism Lab prediction, this one from Marlon A. Walker of the The Marshall Project: "For years, journalists have resisted collaborating with nontraditional storytellers, believing credibility comes from formal training and a clear divide between the newsroom and outside content creators....Partnering with influencers may require trade-offs, like easing editorial control or adopting a more casual tone. However, these collaborations offer a powerful way to amplify accurate information and combat misinformation." https://lnkd.in/ec4NvARc