Ready for the 4th Annual Health of Women Investor Summit?
Program Announced
We are pleased to announce the speakers for the 4th Annual Health of Women Investor Summit on March 17, 2025, at NASDAQ.
This year, you will hear about recent deals from investors at Serena Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Mubadala Capital, First Cressey, First Spark Ventures, Labcorp Venture Fund, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, GE, Novartis, Cressey & Co, MonCap, CooperSurgical, Oura, and more. Check out the full program at the link below.
This year, we are also featuring two incredible scientific spotlights with world-leading researchers, Dr. Lisa Mosconi, and Dr. Semir Beyaz, and have listed some information about their work below.
We are also announcing that the 2026 Health of Women Investor Icon award is going to an incredible investor and trailblazer making a meaningful impact on women’s health today and in the years to come.
Please remember to bring a photo ID to NASDAQ for security, and you’re more than welcome to wear your lucky green for St. Patrick’s day! And if your plans change and you can no longer join us, let us know so we can accommodate someone on the waiting list.
Dr. Mosconi speaking about research into women’s brains.
Science Spotlight: Dr. Lisa Mosconi
Women’s Brains: Hear from a world-leading scientist about women’s brains. How are they different? And what does that mean for the health span? Dr. Lisa Mosconi will speak to investors about the latest science, her work with Wellcome Leaps, and why women’s brains represent an exciting area for investment. We encourage you to check-out Dr. Mosconi’s books, The XX Brain, and The Menopause Brain and her bio below.
Science Spotlight: Dr. Semir Beyaz
Endometriosis: Meet the PI of the new Seckin endometriosis research center for women’s health at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Dr. Semir Beyaz. Hear about cutting edge research in endometriosis, what it means for diagnosis and treatments for the many women with this condition.
And since March is endometriosis awareness month, the Endo lab challenges us to join Padma Lakshimi and Dr. Seckin to “bite the lemon” and spread the word on social.
The Healthspan Industry is Writing its Founding Chapter. Women Need to Hold the Pen.
Check out this great new post from Dr. Juliette Hahn, CFO and COO at Cambrian Bio, and former speaker at the Health of Women Investor Summit. “The science is ready, and the funding is materializing. The only variable left is who gets to shape what comes next, and this time, we have an opportunity to get it right.”
TIME Magazine: Ovaries Could Unlock Secrets of Longevity
You’ll see Dr. Piraye Beim at NASDAQ next month, so we wanted to re-share this great article from TIME.
Beim started to dig into the history of women’s health and what she calls the “normalization” of menopause, and she became increasingly indignant. “There’s nothing normal about it. Menopause is just as ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ as having tooth decay, osteoarthritis, heart disease, cancer,” she says.
Advocate and SWHR Board Member Lauren Ruotolo
Lauren Ruotolo posted while participating in a rare disease clinical trial in her 1993 hoodie:
Woohoo, I finished my first clinical trial, so wearing this fabulous sweatshirt for Women’s History Month felt especially meaningful. This sweatshirt says 1993 - the year women were finally allowed to be included in clinical trials.
As a board member of @swhr_official who also just finished my first clinical trial for my rare disease, this feels really personal — because SWHR helped make sure women were finally included in clinical trials, and without that work, I would never have had the chance to be part of one this week.
We’ve made progress, but there is still so much more to do when it comes to research, funding, and making women’s health a real priority. I’m grateful for organizations like Women’s Health Advocates that are helping keep this momentum going and pushing the conversation forward.
Thank you women health mentor @jjfeds for creating these sweatshirts and for continuing to push for more funding in women’s health. Can’t wait for your event on the 17th.
Proud. Grateful. Never done advocating until we are all treated and funded equally.
#womenshistorymonth#WomensHealh#ClinicalTrials#patientadvocacy#womenshistorymonth
Women’s Health Trailblazer Melissa Fayer
Melissa Fayer posted recently in her 1993 hoodie, commemorating the year the US passed the NIH revitalization Act requiring women and minorities to be included in federally funded research. The back of this hoodie says “We owe women decades of scientific advancements.” Check out the rest of the new Health of Women Investor Swag at the link below.