We're thrilled to introduce, Eva Martin, a physician, innovator, and passionate advocate for women's health, as our next XIR! 💡
Q: Please share a bit about your background and experience.
A: I am lucky to have a career focused on meeting patients' needs through development of new ideas into life-changing innovations. I received my undergraduate degree in Social and Cognitive Neuroscience from Harvard College with a secondary field in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Prior to medical school, I worked at the University of California, San Francisco conducting breast cancer research. I received my medical degree from Harvard Medical School. After my Obstetrics and Gynecology internship training at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, I founded a women’s health medical device company and developed a novel medical device for use in pregnancy and labor. The device received FDA clearance, a utility patent from the USPTO, and a US National Institutes of Health research grant. I joined Roche, a biopharmaceutical company, in 2018 and have held roles in clinical development, data strategy, and partnering. I am grateful for the opportunity to support product development to meet the needs of patients worldwide.
Q: What excites you about working with early stage innovation?
A: I can't imagine a more exciting way to spend one's career than turning new ideas into real solutions for people everywhere. The path from idea to solution is long. A new technological breakthrough or biological discovery may open the door to solving a previously unsolvable problem. However, this is only the first step in unlocking real value. It takes dedication, creativity, and perseverance to work through the uncertain months and years of development to transform new ideas. As such, it is an honor to work with early stage concepts on the development pathway that eventually makes these innovations real and accessible.
Q: What is one thing you hope to achieve by the end of your career?
A: Working in the healthcare field is a tremendous gift, because we are given the opportunity to positively impact millions of lives. My great hope for my career is that I can contribute to a new era in the field of women's health. Women face a great many unmet medical needs, and it will take a concerted effort from passionate individuals across disciplines, stakeholder groups, and vantage points to unite and tackle these problems. By the end of my career, I hope that we look back to this moment as the spark that ignited a new renaissance in innovation for women everywhere.
