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From Pet Lover to Founder: Building an AI-Backed Pet Blood Bank to Save Lives

23 min · 21 de may de 2026
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Can engineering, data, and supply chain thinking solve a life-or-death shortage in veterinary medicine? In this episode of Unveiling Journeys, Tiffany Alexander sits down with Erica Lopez, founder of Animal Blood Center, a mission-driven startup building a modern pet blood bank system for cats and dogs. Erica shares her journey from a curious, animal-loving kid in Florida… to an engineering student at the University of Florida… to working on reliability engineering at Apple—before walking away to solve a problem almost no one was talking about: the critical shortage of pet blood products. What starts as curiosity becomes a mission after she learns a devastating truth from veterinarians: pets are sometimes euthanized simply because lifesaving blood is unavailable or unaffordable. Bio: Erica Lopez is the Founder & CEO of Animal Blood Center, California’s first community-based pet blood bank, working to expand access to lifesaving blood products for pets and build a scalable veterinary donation system. With a background in reliability engineering at Apple and Intel and research experience at Harvard in semiconductor materials, she brings a systems-focused, technical approach to solving gaps in animal healthcare. Her mission is to modernize and scale pet blood donation infrastructure nationwide. We dive into: ✅ Why there’s a national shortage of pet blood products ✅ How pet blood banking actually works (and why it’s complex) ✅ Erica’s path from Apple engineering to startup founder ✅ How supply chain thinking applies to veterinary medicine ✅ The emotional reality vets and pet owners face ✅ Building Animal Blood Center from the ground up If you care about animals, startups, healthcare systems, or mission-driven innovation—this episode will stay with you. Connect with Erica Lopez: 🌐 Website: https://www.animalbloodcenter.org/ [https://www.animalbloodcenter.org/] 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericalopez29/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericalopez29/] 📧 Email: hello@animalbloodcenter.org #VeterinaryMedicine #PetHealth #AnimalWelfare #StartupStory #WomenInSTEM #Engineering #SocialImpact #PetLovers #EntrepreneurJourney #HealthcareInnovation #UnveilingJourneys If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss out on future content. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and we’ll see you in the next one! Book a Call:  https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/ [https://aspensagefund.com/contact-us/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet [https://www.facebook.com/tiffspacecadet] Website: aspensagefund.com [http://aspensagefund.com/] Thanks for watching!

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