Academic Partners
Hera partners with leaders in the field to advance and deliver new diagnostic modalities - designed to meet tackle the disease at its source through deep tech and big data.
ABOUT
About Hera Biotech
We’re Not just Closing Gaps—We’re Building a new Diagnostic routine.
The Diagnostic Standard Women Deserved—Now Delivered
Because access, answers and trust in healthcare shouldn’t be missing.
The Team Translating Unmet Needs into Opportunity
This isn’t just another startup team—it’s a precision-assembled coalition of enterpreneurs, strategists, scientists and engineers who have brought revolutionary solutions to the life science market, again and again, united by the common intolerance for "business as usual".
Together, they’re building the backbone diagnostics always needed in women’s health—rooted in science, calibrated to care, and capable of seeing what legacy tools missed.
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Years of Experience
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Exits: in life science
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
2 exits. Former VC & Director of Clinical Operations, Santalias Pharmaceuticals
Somer Baburek, MBAPresident, CEO, & Board Member
Multi-patent holder. Exited founder. Former R&D Director Scailyte
Cinzia Donato, PhDCOO & CSO
Former VC. Life science consultant.
Matt Baburek, MBACFO & Controller
9 exits, 20+ years in diagnostics & VC. Inventor of Trichomonas rapid test.
Paul Castella, PhD, MBACBO & Executive Chairman
PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY
Jesus Seañez, PhD, BSHead of Product & Technology
Yeimi Arreola, MSc, BScProduct Design Engineer
Abel Chavez, MSc, BScSoftware Engineer
Marco Ramirez, MSc, BScProduct Manufacturing Engineer
Neal Smith, MSc, BScLead Data Scientist
REGULATORY & COMMERCIAL
Teo Tijerina, MBA, BSHead of Commercial Partnerships & Development, Board Member
Kelly Mottet, MSc, BScHead of Quality Management & Regulatory Affairs
Toni Villa, BACommunications & Marketing Expert
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Somer Baburek, MBAPresident, CEO, & Board Member
Paul Castella, PhD, MBACBO & Executive Chairman
Dr Wendy M Smith, DSc, MHABoard Member
Neill “Gobie” Walsdorf, JrBoard Member
Teo Tijerina, MBA, BSHead of Commercial Partnerships & Development, Board Member
Ayse McCracken, MBA Board Observer
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS
Juan Pablo AguilarProduct Advisor
Dr. Ricardo Lúa Alvarado, MD, OB-GYN (Mex), MSc, Dip HSMClinical Advisor
Shayna Mancuso, D.O., FACOG Clinical Advisor
Anna ZornosaAdvisor
Marta HillAdvisor
Investors Backing our Mission
These aren’t just biotech investors—they’re conviction-led partners that understand the systemic shift required to build the diagnostic correction that women’s health demands.
Backing the Next Standard in Women’s Health
Accelerating AI-Enabled Care Delivery
Driving Precision Innovation in Clinical Settings
Advancing Regulated Innovation from Bench to Bedside
Fueling Healthcare Solutions That Redefine Access
Backing Female Founders Redefining Women’s Health
Backing Early-Stage Visionaries Across Global Markets
Awards Backing our Progress
First in FemTech Award
Southwest Pediatric Device Consortium Award
Banner Health Pilot Award
References
- Lin L.L. et al., 2022 - Cellular junction and mesenchymal factors delineate an endometriosis-specific response of endometrial stromal cells to the mesothelium. PMID: 34624439
- Andrieu T. et al., 2024 - Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of PBMCs Identified Junction Plakoglobin (JUP) as Stratification Biomarker for Endometriosis. PMID: 39684780
- Chun C.W et al., 2024 - Hypersensitive intercellular responses of endometrial stromal cells drive invasion in endometriosis. PMID: 39660704
- Duempelmann L. et al., 2024 - (bioRxiv) Tracing Endometriosis: Coupling deeply phenotyped, single-cell based Endometrial Differences and AI for disease pathology and prediction
- Baburek S., Gannot M., 2023 - The Labyrinth Unwound: A New Paradigm in Endometriosis and Fertility
- Baburek S., Gannot M., Castle R., 2024 - Comorbidities & Mortality: Detriments In All Life Stages
- Baburek S., Gannot M., Harman M., 2024 - From Surgical To Simple - Part One: Surgical Failings
- Baburek S., Gannot M., Castle R., Schott A., 2024 - The Tightrope: Social Determinants of Health & Endometriosis