Ep#022: Using Smartphones to Monitor Women's Health with Dr. Leo Martinez

Personalized Medicine Podcast

In this episode, our host Aradhana Chopra sat down with Leo Martinez, one of the co-founders of Colorimetrix, the mobile health tech company behind the Pearl Fertility app. It is the first App to be approved as a medical device to monitor and chart all-important hormones of the menstrual cycle at home and help women with their fertility decisions. Dr. Martinez shares his experiences of founding Colorimetrix, developing the algorithms, using the technology in the pearl fertility app, and finally getting permissions and approvals for its release in the markets.
Together with Leo, we discussed:
° Smartphones as portable spectrophotometers
° Pearl Fertility app and its motivation
° Difference between Pearl Fertility and other similar apps
° Pearl Fertility – compatibility with different strips
° Pearl Fertility app and privacy of users
° Pearl Fertility app – informative or diagnostic
° Timeline for results from the Pearl Fertility app and kit
° Updates to the Pearl Fertility app - test for progesterone
° Demographic coverage of the Pearl Fertility app
° Challenges in developing the app
° Role of science in becoming a successful entrepreneur
° Getting funding for a startup
° Pearl Fertility in the next 10 years
Get in touch with Leo:
° Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]
° Dr. Leo Martinez’s social handles:
° Twitter: @expecttoexpect
° Instagram: @dr.leomartinez
° Twitter: @pearlfertility, @Colorimetrix
° LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/colorimetrix/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanleonardo/
° Web (Colorimetrix): https://www.colorimetrix.com/, https://www.pearl-fertility.com/
Make sure to download the full show notes with our guest's bio, links to their most notable work, and our recommendations for further reads on the topic of the episode at pmedcast.com