Betina worked with the German International Development Agency (GIZ) in Brussels and as a Project Secretary for a European Commission logistics contract in the context of EU enlargement (TAIEX), before arriving at MedTech Europe. She has also completed media internships in news journalism and worked in copywriting.Betina received her Hons B.A. from the University of Toronto in 2011, majoring in International Relations, with minors in Political Science and History.A German-Brazilian national, she is fluent in English, Portuguese and German, and has a working knowledge of French and Spanish.
22nd January 2015
Are you a wheelchair user? Do you have mobility issues? Do you worry about finding accessible bathrooms and parking lots when you’re out and about? Thankfully, with the rise of smartphone apps, there has been a flurry of tools ...
16th December 2014
If you are a woman over the age of 30, it’s possible your doctor has recommended you get an HPV test with your pap test. Most women who have HPV don’t know it, and generally the body manages to ...
25th October 2014
How often do you talk to your sexual partners about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? In a world where even just being communicative and open about sex remains a challenge, the topic of STDs is rarely broached between people. The taboo ...
15th October 2014
[Spoiler Alert!] Fans of the international smash hit TV series Downton Abbey would probably rather forget the emotional episode in season 3 in which the estate-fleeing rabble rouser Sybil was set to deliver her interbellum love child and things went terribly ...
9th October 2014
Managing diabetes takes practice and you need the right tools to do it. We do have good tools today, but Bastian thinks we can do better. The knowledge and treatment of diabetes has come a long way since the beginning ...
5th October 2014
The New York Times called genital herpes the “largest epidemic no one wants to talk about." So is it actually a big deal to have it? Most people have some form of herpes, and many might not even think to ...
3rd September 2014
Viagra has become a household name and a fixture of pop culture. But medication does not always solve erectile dysfunction. Penile implants are usually a last resort. Nowadays, it’s still difficult to have a clear and open conversation on ...
