Laura Gomez Cadena

HealthTech VC Investor | Health TechTalks Cohost

United States

About

Experience

  • Venture Capital, Healthworx at Healthworx
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Corporate Venture at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Co-Host at Health TechTalks Podcast
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Co-host and co-creator of Health TechTalks: a podcast centered on conversations with innovators at the intersection between healthcare, business, and tech.

  • University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business (College Park, Maryland, United States)
    • MBA & MS in Information Systems Candidate
      Aug 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Graduate Assistant
      Aug 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Serve as in-house consultant for various departments at the Smith School of Business

  • Business Development Intern at Relavo
    Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 · 11 mos

    Relavo is a MedTech early-stage startup revolutionizing the way patients receive dialysis through use of novel medical device that reduces infections in peritoneal dialysis (peritonitis) • Assembled healthcare economics model through data analysis of US dialysis market and individual dialysis clinics to assign value to the product, The PeritoneX. • Constructed pricing strategy based on device’s total economic value, cost of production, and price of competition. • Developed framework for US go-to-market strategy by incorporating regulatory and reimbursement pathways such as Medicare’s dialysis reimbursement methods and latest innovation models. • Identified ideal nations for market entry, leading to petitions being filed in over 30 countries. • Sharpened leadership’s understanding of dialysis market through extensive research on national trends, and areas of improvement within sector. • Executed investor outreach in DC area for Relavo’s series A round by connecting CEO to investors that expressed interest in participating in upcoming round.