Who is Dr. Elisa Fernández?
Dr. Elisa Fernández graduated in 1972 in Medicine and Surgery from the University santiago de Compostela. Same year she left her native Galicia and settled in Tenerife, where she specialized in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pathological Anatomy.
Her experience
She worked as a Doctor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital of the Canary Islands (HUC), focusing mainly on endocrinology, female infertility, and early cancer diagnosis, while also managing her private practice. Driven by her scientific and research interests, she has presented and published over a hundred papers in the fields of cytology and endocrinology. Entrepreneurial activity In 1998, she founded Méndez Chain S.L., creating NightBra along with her own manufacturing facility, which allowed her to maintain exhaustive control over the entire production chain and achieve the perfect bra to eliminate chest wrinkles. Combining her profession with her other great passion, garment design, she created the world’s first anti-wrinkle bra: NightBra. How did NightBra come about? Born from the combination of her medical expertise and her passion for garment design, NightBra became the first anti-wrinkle bra in the world. The NightBra Anti-Wrinkle Cleavage Bra was designed following strict anatomical principles. It was patented in 1998 in Europe and worldwide by Dr. Elisa Fernández Fernández, and was first presented at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in 2000, where it was awarded the Bronze Medal in the medical category.
NightBra: Design and Recognition
In 2000, NightBra was first marketed exclusively in Tenerife to allow for close monitoring. Later, due to its success, it expanded into international markets. In addition to receiving the Bronze Medal in the medical category at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in 2000, Méndez Chain S.L.–NightBra was a finalist at the Entrepreneur XXI Awards in 2008, and in 2009 received the European Business Award in the category of International Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2013, it received a Special Mention at the IV Canary Islands Award for Business Excellence. 
