Jane Chen

Jane Chen
Chen in 2012
Born
Jane Marie Chen
NationalityTaiwanese American
Alma materPomona College
Harvard University
Stanford University
Occupation(s)Co-founder and former CEO, Embrace, and Co-founder and CEO, Embrace Innovations
Known forCo-founder at Embrace (non-profit)

Jane Marie Chen is the co-founder of Embrace, a social enterprise that invented and distributes a low-cost infant warmer,[1] that gives premature and low-birth-weight infants a better chance at survival.[2][3][4][5][6] The Embrace infant warmers / incubators have now helped to save over 700,000 babies in 25 countries. [7] Jane served as the first CEO of Embrace, the non-profit arm of the organization, before stepping into the chief executive officer (CEO) role of Embrace Innovations, the for-profit social enterprise that was spun off in 2012.[8]

  1. ^ Abrar, Peerzada (July 20, 2012). "Lessons from 50 startups: Stanford grads' Embrace Innovations build low-cost warmer to save young Indian lives". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Embrace Innovations". Embrace Innovations. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Embrace Nest Baby Warmer, Buy Low Cost Portable Warmer, Infant Warmer Manufacturers". Phoenix Medical Systems (P) Ltd. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Embrace – Design for Extreme Affordability". Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Tellapragada, Chaitanya; Eshwara, Vandana Kalwaje; Bhat, Parvati; Acharya, Shashidhar; Kamath, Asha; Bhat, Shashikala; Rao, Chythra; Nayak, Sathisha; Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay (May 2016). "Risk Factors for Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Among Pregnant Indian Women: A Hospital-based Prospective Study". Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. 49 (3): 165–175. doi:10.3961/jpmph.16.022. ISSN 1975-8375. PMC 4898897. PMID 27255075.
  6. ^ Yakowicz, Will (April 27, 2016). "This Space-Age Blanket Startup Has Helped Save 200,000 Babies (and Counting)". Inc.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Home". Embrace Global. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Embrace:Deciding on a Hybrid Structure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.