Growing 'Mini Brains' to treat neurological diseases with Margaret Magdesian, Ananda

As a biochemist and pharmacologist, Margaret Magdesian dedicated her career to studying the nervous system. After realizing that drug testing is performed on animals that do not have the same diseases as humans, she founded Ananda Devices which has developed a new way of growing a human nervous system on a chip so that medication can be tested directly on patient-derived cells. "Today, 20% of the world's population suffer from neurological diseases. This is something that affects, especially women because women live longer. " In this episode: How medication for human diseases are tested on animals Why the failure rate for medications to treat neurological diseases is almost 99% How Ananda produces “mini brains” that can be used to test on patient-derived cells Ananda’s open-source approach to science and patient data Margaret’s journey from academic to entrepreneur We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World