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Podcast: Medsider: Learn from Medtech and Healthtech Founders and CEOs
Episode: You’re Never Too Small to be an Acquirer: Interview with Hera Biotech CEO Somer Baburek
Description: In this episode of Medsider Radio, we sat down with Somer Baburek, CEO and co-founder of Hera Biotech. Hera is developing AI-driven tissue diagnostics for conditions that disproportionately affect women, including endometriosis and cervical cancer.Before launching Hera, Somer spent nearly a decade in venture capital, where she evaluated early-stage medtech startups and learned what separates the survivors from the rest.In this conversation, Somer explains how Hera designed global clinical pathways that balance cost and credibility, why boutique CROs can outperform big names, and how a pre-commercial startup completed three strategic acquisitions using equity...