About
Inara is the Co-Founder & CEO of FemTherapeutics, a VC-backed medical device company that is leveraging AI and 3D printing to develop the first category of personalized prosthetics for women's health. Since inception, FemTherapeutics has gone on to be named as Canada's Top 20 Most Innovative Companies by CIX, been awarded Innovations for Equity by WIN: Women in Innovation alongside Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Taygerly Labs, and has ranked within the top start-ups internationally at Collision and WebSummit. The company has also been featured in BNN Bloomberg, Forbes, CityNews and more.
Growing up, Inara moved around from country to country, including Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Poland, Qatar and Canada. Amidst the vibrancy and multiculturalism, she saw widespread socioeconomic inequalities that has since inspired her interest in social business. Inara is a visionary leader in women's health, having spoken about bridging the gender health innovation gap, women’s entrepreneurship, and youth involvement in many panels, podcasts, and conferences globally. Prior to FemTherapeutics, Inara worked in technology consulting leading Fortune 500 companies through large-scale digital transformations and product launches. Inara holds a degree from McGill University in Information Systems, Surgical Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
As CEO of FemTherapeutics, Inara has graduated from numerous competitive accelerators including Creative Destruction Lab and Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate. Her dedication and work have earned her notable awards and recognitions, including Forbes 30 Under 30, Bay Street Bull's Women of the Year 2022 and J. Armand Bombardier Excellence Award.
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Education
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Student Training Education Program Certificate
Centre universitaire de santé McGill | McGill University Health Centre
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You Kind of Have to Listen to Me
McGill-Queen's University Press
See publicationA group of co-researchers came together to produce a series of autobiographical social-scientifically informed poems funded by the UK’s National Centre for Research Methods and the University of Brighton.
Honors & Awards
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Forbes 30 Under 30 Local - Toronto
Forbes
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Bay Street Bull Women of the Year
Bay Street Bull
Languages
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English
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French
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Urdu
Limited working proficiency
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