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Startup Finalist at HLTH Europe in Amsterdam

It was inspiring to see our co-founder Lara Zibners take the stage at HLTH Europe in Amsterdam, representing Calla Lily Clinical Care as a finalist in their annual startup pitch competition. While we didn’t take home the top prize, we’re absolutely thrilled by the recognition and the incredible exposure for our mission-driven work at the …

Springboard Enterprises Women’s Health Accelerator Showcase
Thang Vo-Ta
Co-founder & CEO

Had the privilege of stepping in for Lara at the Springboard Enterprises Women’s Health Accelerator Showcase and Demo Day in New York 🗽🇺🇸 — while she was captivating audiences at HLTH Europe in Amsterdam! It was an honour to present alongside 10 remarkable leaders in women’s health at Accenture‘s HQ. The energy in the room …

LSI Asia – Day 3

On the final day of the LSI Asia Emerging Medtech Summit in Singapore 🇸🇬 , I had the pleasure of joining a powerful panel discussion on “Redefining the Global Standard of Care in Maternal & Fetal Health” sharing the stage with: Jeyla Sadikova, Co-Founder & CSO, illumicell AI Rubén Molina, Co-Founder & CEO, Innitius Chia-Pin …

LSI Asia – Day 1
Thang Vo-Ta
Co-founder & CEO

The first day of the LSI Asia’s Emerging Medtech conference in Singapore has been superb – and particularly pleased with the response from my presentation on our Callavid® vaginal drug delivery platform.  Driven by growing regional concerns over declining fertility and birth rates across Asia, our initial focus on supporting IVF and miscarriage prevention has …

Need & Network: An Evening of Connection in Women’s Health
Lara Zibners MD MMEd MBA
Co-founder & Chairman

Great networking evening at Calla Lily Clinical Care last night. Such a diverse group of people interested in women’s health spent the evening NOT MOANING but brainstorming on ways we can work together to change the world. The power of the network to find solutions through collective action. Thank you to my awesome team for …

Meeting the great Prof Kypros Nicolaides
Thang Vo-Ta
Co-founder and CEO

It was such an honour and personally very meaningful to meet Professor Kypros Nicolaides, the father of Fetal Medicine. His pioneering work has revolutionised maternal-fetal care and saved the lives of countless babies around the world. From developing life-saving screening techniques for conditions like preeclampsia and chromosomal abnormalities, to his groundbreaking role in shaping how …

Vaginal Drug Delivery—The Future
Lara Zibners MD MMed MBA
Co-founder and Chairman

Things are busy over at Calla Lily Clinical Care! The office is buzzing with all hands-on deck as we prepare for our first in-women trial delivering progesterone via our leak-free Callavid® vaginal drug delivery device. I’m not joking when I saw “all hands-on deck.” Thang Vo-Ta has packed our office to the brim this summer. …

The Memo: CLCC Developing Callavid as the Essential Drug Delivery Platform for Women

Under the direction of co-founders Dr Lara Zibners and Thang Vo-Ta is reimagining vaginal drug delivery with its CallavidⓇ device—engineering a next-generation platform that improves both clinical outcomes and patient experience in women’s health. “Our revolutionary Callavid platform hugely increases the possibilities for intravaginal drug delivery by enabling treatments with enhanced efficacy, lower drug doses, …

In Conversation with the Health Innovator: Dr Lara Zibners
Suzanne Gaunt
Health Innovation Insider

[Original post here from Health Innovation Insider] In each edition, we delve into the minds of those who are redefining the boundaries of health. Our goal is to share the insights and stories of those leading the way to achieve the highest attainable standard of health and wellbeing for everyone. In this edition of Health …

CLCC to attend LSI Asia 2025
Thang Vo-Ta
Co-Founder & CEO

Always excited to return home to Singapore 🇸🇬 – and especially looking forward to attend LSIAsia25 next month, LSI’s first Asian summit! Looking forward to a packed agenda of meetings and reconnecting with contacts & collaborators, both old and new. ✊