News — Team


Cell culture lab progress
Elham Shirani, PhD
Biomedical Engineer

I am proud that I have helped set up a fully operational cell culture lab dedicated to advancing research in the vaginal microbiome at Calla Lily Clinical Care! This accomplishment wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of my colleagues— Dr Serena de Gelidi, Stuart Prince, Ewa Radziwon, Dr Arturo Jose Mendoza Meinhardt, Kaylie …

Precious Kilimo joins as MBA Strategy Intern
Thang Vo-Ta
Co-Founder & CEO

A warm welcome from myself, Lara, and the entire Calla Lily Clinical Care Team to Precious Kilimo, who joins us as an MBA Intern from London Business School where she is a Mo Ibrahim Foundation Scholar. 🏛 Prior to business school, Precious was instrumental in scaling Maisha Meds, a Kenyan health tech non-profit from a $300k …

Returning to Stanford University / Stanford d.school
Kaylie Mings MSc
Product Development Engineer

I’m thrilled to be heading back to Stanford University and The Stanford d.school for the first time since graduating! I’ll be in the Bay Area next week from October 21st, representing Calla Lily Clinical Care 🌸. I’m excited to reconnect with professors, industry leaders, and former collegues on our exciting Callavid and Phlovid progress. I’d …

Dr. Emma Parry Joins as a Zinc NIHR Innovation Fellow

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Emma Parry to our team as a Zinc NIHR Innovation Fellow! Emma brings invaluable expertise from her role as a clinical GP in Birmingham and as an academic GP at Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust. As we continue developing our patient-centric vaginal drug delivery system, Emma will play a key …

Reflections from a Summer with Calla Lily Clinical Care
Marielle Todd
Research & Marketing Intern

As I reflect on my summer internship with Calla Lily Clinical Care, I feel immense gratitude to the people who made my experience impactful. Navigating a new country and industry, I was a fish out of water, but everyone at CLCC welcomed me with open arms. I was encouraged to ask questions, explore new ideas, …

Reflecting on 18+ months at Calla Lily
Kaylie Mings MSc
Product Development Engineer

Long overdue, but I have been reflecting on my last 18+ months at Calla Lily Clinical Care. From starting my first day by jetting off to Paris to Pharmapack Europe to setting up our incredible new office and labs to acquiring funding for our first in-women clinical trials of our drug delivery technology next year: …

Marielle Todd Joins as Research & Marketing Intern

We are delighted to welcome Marielle Todd to our team as a research and marketing intern. Marielle is currently pursuing her BA in Business Administration, alongside a Master of International Business at the University of Florida – Warrington College of Business. Marielle brings an academic specialisation in Entrepreneurship, coupled with valuable experience in marketing and …

Priyanka Seegobin joins as MBA Intern

We’re delighted to announce that Priyanka Seegobin has joined our team this summer as an MBA intern! Priyanka brings a wealth of experience to the table. Currently pursuing her MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, she comes with five years of clinical development experience at Novo Nordisk in both drugs and device delivery. …

Attending the Decoding the Future of Women Conference
Sabrina Franco
Product Development Engineer

Thrilled to represent Calla Lily Clinical Care at the Decoding the Future of Women conference. It was an inspiring day filled with groundbreaking insights at the intersection of technology and women’s health. Standouts: Beyond the presentations, the conference was about connections and stories. Every innovation has a tale to tell. I had the pleasure of …

Dr. Arturo Jose Mendoza Meinhardt Joins as Senior Scientist

Welcome to Arturo Jose Mendoza Meinhardt, PhD who joins our team as a Senior Scientist. Arturo is a biomaterials scientist and engineer with expertise in medical device development, analytical characterisation, and drug delivery formulations (including 18 months prior experience with our Callavid technology working as a consultant).  We’re delighted to have you on-board!

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