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Why Does Heart Disease Kill More Women than Men and How Biotech Can Address This?

Released on Monday, May 13, 2019•BIOTECH

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Heart disease is not a man's disease, and is, in fact, the leading cause of death for women. Women suffer from a particularly nasty form of heart disease called small vessel disease which is hard to diagnose and with no current treatment. New biotech products will be discussed that offer hope for treatment of women with heart disease.

Viktoriya Montano

Zhittya Genesis Medicine Inc., Vice President of Strategic Innovations

Viktoriya (Vika) Tamlenova-Montano is vice president of strategic innovations for Zhittya Genesis Medicine Inc. For the last 20 years, she has been involved with biotechnology, handling technology transfer from Ukrainian biotechnology companies to the USA, clinical trials, and research of new applications of angiogenesis medicines. Ms. Montano holds three Bachelor's degrees and a Master's degree from prestigious Ukrainian universities. She also speaks six languages and has been the personal translator for the first president of a free Ukraine, President Leonid M. Kravchuk. Ms. Montano has presented at universities on epigenetics and she is dedicated to addressing women's health issues, which can be treated with angiogenesis and neurogenesis.