NextGen Jane
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NextGen Jane is a women's healthcare company founded in 2014 by Ridhi Tariyal and Stephen Gire, headquartered in Oakland, California, United States.{{cite news |last=Tanaya |first=Singh |title=Indian American Entrepreneur Co-Develops Smart Tampons to Help Women Detect Cervical Cancer & More |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/57009/smart-tampons-reproductive-health-indian-american-entrepreneur/ |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=thebetterindia.com}} The company is recognized for developing a Smart Tampon System to provide insights into a woman's reproductive health system.{{cite news | last =Pagan | first =Kennedy | title =The Tampon of the Future | newspaper =nytimes.com| date =1 April 2016 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/opinion/sunday/the-tampon-of-the-future.html | access-date =10 October 2017}}{{cite news | last =ELIZABETH | first =SEGRAN | title =The Quantified Vagina: This Startup Aims To Track Women's Health Through Smart Tampons | publisher =fastcompany.com| url =https://www.fastcompany.com/3059799/the-quantified-vagina-this-startup-aims-to-track-womens-health-through-smart-tampons | access-date =10 October 2017}}{{cite news | last =Silas | first =Alexander | title =NEW PARADIGM FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH | publisher =studiofathom.com| date =28 March 2016 | url =http://studiofathom.com/blog/fathom-ngj-new-paradigm-womens-health/ | access-date =10 October 2017}}
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History
In 2013, Tariyal was part of the first class of the Blavatnik Fellowship at Harvard University.{{cite news | last =SARAH | first =ZHANG | title =Hey Silicon Valley, Let's Talk About Periods | publisher =wired.com| date =4 July 2016 | url =https://www.wired.com/2016/04/hey-silicon-valley-lets-talk-periods/ | access-date =10 October 2017}} The purpose of the fellowship is to place recent MBA graduates in labs across Harvard with the goal of commercializing life science-based enterprises.{{cite news | last =Shepherd | first =Laughlin | title =Ridhi Tariyal, cofounder, NextGen Jane| publisher =jwtintelligence.com| date =27 July 2017 | url =https://www.jwtintelligence.com/2017/07/ridhi-tariyal-cofounder-nextgen-jane/ | access-date =10 October 2017}}
Following the completion of the fellowship, Tariyal and Gire founded the company to center around fertility and empowering women to manage their own reproductive health.{{cite news |last=Caroline |first=Perry |date=4 April 2016 |title=Our blood, ourselves |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/04/our-blood-ourselves/ |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=news.harvard.edu}} They later developed intellectual property for a Smart Tampon System to gather genomic information about a woman's health.{{cite news | last =Alec | first = O| title =3D printed tampon accessory by NextGen Jane enables self-testing for STDs | publisher =3ders.org| url =http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160617-3d-printed-tampon-accessory-by-nextgen-jane-enables-self-testing-for-stds.html | access-date =10 October 2017}}{{cite news | last =Charles | first =Moore | title =Harvard-mentored Researchers Developing At-Home Product to Detect Endrometriosis and 'Silent Infections' in Women | publisher =endometriosisnews.com| date =12 April 2016 | url =https://endometriosisnews.com/2016/04/12/researchers-developing-diagnostic-technology-to-help-women-monitor-their-own-health-and-fertility/ | access-date =10 October 2017}}{{cite news |last=Annamarya |first=Scaccia |date=22 February 2017 |title=How Much Will The "Smart" Tampon Cost? The Motivation Behind It Is Too Awesome |url=https://www.romper.com/p/how-much-will-the-smart-tampon-cost-the-motivation-behind-it-is-too-awesome-39876 |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=romper.com}}{{cite news |last=Andrea |first=Frazier |date=17 February 2017 |title=How To Get The New Tampon From NextGen Jane, Because It Will Be An Important Health Tool |url=https://www.romper.com/p/how-to-get-the-new-tampon-from-nextgen-jane-because-it-will-be-important-health-tool-38873 |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=romper.com}}
In 2024, Tariyal received the Innovation Award from the Endometriosis Foundation of America. {{Cite web |date=2024-05-18 |title=Woman Who Started Gynecological Health Company Out of Frustration Receives EndoFound’s 2024 Innovation Award |url=https://www.endofound.org/woman-who-started-gynecological-health-company-out-of-frustration-will-receive-endofounds-2024-innov |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Endometriosis : Causes - Symptoms - Diagnosis - and Treatment |language=en}}
Products and services
The Smart Tampon System is a device that detects early markers of endometriosis in the menstrual blood, as well as track other biological changes in a woman's body. The conventional method of diagnosing endometriosis is by surgeons inserting a small camera into the pelvic cavity to look for endometrial cells in places other than the lining of the uterus. When these cells are detected, the diseased tissue can be removed. The method of analyzing the menstrual blood retained in the tampons aims to improve the diagnostic index of these diseases, as well as improve the discomfort and impracticality experienced by women with more conventional methods of diagnosis, enabling them to manage their healthcare more autonomously.{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Dayna |date=18 February 2019 |title=What if you could diagnose diseases with a tampon? |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612905/what-if-you-could-diagnose-endometriosis-with-a-tampon/ |access-date=8 March 2020 |work=MIT Technology Review}}{{cite magazine |last=Lindsay |first=Gellman |date=19 March 2017 |title=Ida Tin's Battle to Build Clue, a Period-Tracking App |url=https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/ida-tins-battle-to-build-clue-a-period-tracking-app |access-date=10 October 2017 |magazine=newyorker.com}}{{cite news |last=Abigail |first=Wise |date=14 February 2017 |title=Pregnancy Health For The Better |url=https://www.romper.com/p/this-new-tampon-could-change-pregnancy-health-for-the-better-22880 |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=romper.com}}{{cite news |last=KITTY |first=KNOWLES |date=28 June 2017 |title=6 'Tampons of the Future' that are bloody great |url=https://www.thememo.com/2017/06/28/smart-tampons-womens-health-tampon-subscriptions-uk-us-sex-on-period/ |access-date=10 October 2017 |publisher=thememo.com}} The company also focuses on disease that impacts fertility in women, including endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. {{Cite web |last=MacKenzie |first=Macaela |title=How Ridhi Tariyal Is Using Tech To Take Reproductive Health Into Her Own Hands |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/macaelamackenzie/2017/12/16/ridhi-tariyal-is-using-tech-to-take-reproductive-health-into-her-own-hands/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Forbes |language=en}}