Why Partner With Us?
The Women's Health Innovation Summit is the global growth engine of the industry. We bring together the who's who of women's health giving you the opportunity to do months' worth of meetings in just a few days and get deals done quicker.
With a solution to hit every objective, our high-level programmes, tailored introductions, bespoke networking and content-driven marketing offer multiple ways to engage your target market both at the event and in the run up.
By partnering with WHIS you will:
- Be recognized as an industry leader
- Get the eyes of hundreds of decision makers on your brand
- Create space for the most important conversations, and the ones you never knew were out there
- Network with C-Suite from the most influential players
- Amplify your latest announcements, research and expertise
We still have opportunities for you to partner with us across the event, whether you're looking to increase your brand visibility, generate leads, establish your position as an industry leader, or announce your latest news.
Platinum Partner
Bayer
Website: https://www.bayer.com/en/
Bayer is a recognized leader in the area of women’s healthcare, with a long-standing commitment to delivering science for a better life by advancing a portfolio of innovative treatments. Bayer offers a wide range of effective short- and long-acting birth control methods as well as therapies for menopause management and gynecological diseases. Bayer is also focusing on innovative options to address the unmet medical needs of women worldwide. Today, Bayer’s research and development efforts focus on finding new treatment options for menopause as well as gynecological diseases and includes several compounds in various stages of pre-clinical and clinical development. Together, these projects reflect the company’s approach to research, which prioritizes targets and pathways with the potential to alter the way that gynecological diseases are treated. Additionally, Bayer intends to provide 100 million women in low-and-middle income countries by 2030 with access to family planning by funding multi-stakeholder aid programs and by ensuring the supply of affordable modern contraceptives. This is part of the comprehensive sustainability measures and commitments from 2020 onwards and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
Knowledge Partner
McKinsey and Company
Website: https://www.mckinsey.com/
There was a time when economic growth, sustainability, and inclusion were seen as trade-offs, but leaders today need to achieve all three. This new paradigm of growth will be more sustainable, driving innovation while reducing environmental impact. It will also be more inclusive, creating access to opportunities for people worldwide.
This is not an easy task, but McKinsey & Company's ambition is to help organizations and their leaders make it a reality. They combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations innovate more sustainably, achieve lasting gains in performance, and build workforces that will thrive for this generation and the next.
Cloud Services Partner
Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Alpha3 Cloud
Website: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/about/diversity/startups.html
HPE is the global edge-to-cloud company built to transform your business. How? By helping you connect, protect, analyze, and act on all your data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so you can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. The HPE purpose to advance the way people live and work is exemplified through our HPE Diversity Startup program. This HPE force for good program provides complementary cloud services vouchers and technical consulting to qualified women and minority founded startups with our trusted HPE GreenLake service provider partner, Alpha3 Cloud. Together, HPE and Alpha3 Cloud want to make a positive impact in Women’s Health.
Gold Partners
BioNTech
Website: https://www.biontech.com/int/en/home.html
BioNTech is committed to improving the health of people worldwide with their fundamental research and their work in the area of development of immunotherapies utilizing the full potential of the immune system to fight cancer, infectious diseases and other serious diseases. They believe in scientific rigor, innovation and passion as driving forces. BioNTech was founded by scientists and physicians to translate science into survival by combining fundamental research and operational excellence.
Organon
Website: https://www.organon.com/
Organon (NYSE: OGN) is a global healthcare company formed through a spinoff from Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, to focus on improving the health of women throughout their lives. Here for her health, the company has a portfolio of more than 60 medicines and products across a range of therapeutic areas. Led by the reproductive health portfolio coupled with an expanding biosimilars business and stable franchise of established medicines, Organon’s products produce strong cash flows that will support investments in future growth opportunities in women’s health, including business development. In addition, Organon is pursuing opportunities to collaborate with biopharmaceutical innovators looking to commercialize their products by leveraging its scale and presence in fast growing international markets. Organon has a global footprint with significant scale and geographic reach, world-class commercial capabilities, and approximately 9,000 employees with headquarters located in Jersey City, N.J.
Perrigo
Website: www.perrigo.com
About Perrigo: Perrigo Company plc is a leading provider of Consumer Self-Care Products and over-the-counter (OTC) health and wellness solutions that enhance individual well-being by empowering consumers to proactively prevent or treat conditions that can be self-managed. Visit Perrigo online at www.perrigo.com.
PregnanTech
Website: https://www.pregnantech.com/
PregnanTech is pioneering obstetric and pediatric care with Lioness™—an innovative, non-surgical solution designed to delay preterm birth (PTB), the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. With 1 in 10 babies born prematurely each year—15 million globally—the impact is profound. Premature births place a significant financial burden on families and healthcare systems, with costs ten times higher than those for full-term newborns.
Lioness™ is an ingeniously structured silicone ring, placed high around the uterine cervix (at the site of the Shirodkar cerclage) in a quick, clinic-based procedure. Its unique design elongates the cervix, withstands contractions, and prevents cervical dilation, directly addressing a critical need in PTB prevention.
Validated in a pilot study among high-risk pregnant women, Lioness™ has shown promising safety and efficacy results. PregnanTech is now advancing to a multi-center pivotal efficacy study to further demonstrate its potential.
Given the limitations of current solutions, Lioness™ presents a vast market opportunity, offering significant financial benefits to all stakeholders. Our vision is to revolutionize maternal-fetal medicine by dramatically reducing preterm births and improving the health of millions of babies worldwide.
Premier Research
Website: https://premier-research.com/womenshealth
Premier Research is a clinical research, product development, and consulting company dedicated to helping biotech, specialty pharma, and device innovators transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medical treatments. With more than 100 women’s health projects conducted in the last five years, Premier Research understands the complexities of developing novel therapeutics and diagnostics for conditions that exclusively or disproportionately affect women. We are supported by a network of thousands of highly experienced women’s health sites and offer end-to-end solutions for wherever you may be in your product development journey, from concept to commercialization.
Venable LLP
Website: https://www.venable.com/
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 850 professionals across the country, including in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC, the firm strategically advances its clients' objectives in the United States and around the globe. Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and the full range of intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please visit https://www.venable.com/
Event Partners
42 Technology
Website: https://42t.com/
At 42 Technology (42T), we are a leading product and technology development consultancy known for our expertise in medical devices and consumer product innovation. Our multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and designers excels in delivering high-value solutions through active collaboration and inventive approaches. We support clients from concept to manufacturing, ensuring practical and impactful results. Our extensive experience in healthcare and consumer sectors allows us to transfer proven technologies across industries, reducing risks and enhancing innovation. With a commitment to sustainability and cutting-edge technology, 42T drives meaningful advancements in personal care and medical diagnostics.
Boston Consulting Group
Website: https://www.bcg.com/industries/health-care/overview
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.
Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.
Cambridge Design Partnership
Website: http://www.cambridge-design.com/femtech
We build breakthrough products and services – from insight to ideas, prototypes to production – bringing innovation to life. Our teams are multi-disciplinary, uniting scientific rigor, design ingenuity, and engineering excellence for consumer and healthcare clients. People-centered, deeply collaborative, and – above all – expert, we’re uniquely positioned to shape the future for consumers, patients, and industry. CDP's Women's Health Team is focused on collaborating with the innovators of today and forging partnerships that positively impact women's health & well-being through innovative product development.
Celanese
Website: https://bit.ly/3a0JriQ
Celanese works closely with you to develop innovative sustained-release dosage forms to help you deliver patient-centric therapies, improved medicine and better healthcare economics. Our VitalDose® EVA copolymer drug-delivery platform is an enabling technology for drug-eluting implants and inserts, with flexibility to address a variety of formulation challenges and tailoring the release rate of your drug.
∙ Compatible with biologics, small molecules, and RNA
∙ Provides reliable local or systemic drug administration
∙ High drug loading capacity (≤ 75%)
∙ Engineered long-acting dosage profiles (zero-order or nonlinear profiles)
∙ Ease of formulation, configurable into a variety of geometries
∙ An established regulatory path with long clinical use history
From FEASIBILITY to DEVELOPMENT to COMMERCIALIZATION
Our scientists and engineers are available from concept to commercialization, providing development services, material supply aligned with GMP principles and regulatory support.
Daré Bioscience
Website: https://darebioscience.com/
Daré believe women’s health is an important therapeutic area that deserves dramatically increased attention, investment and innovation.
Some of the most persistent unmet needs in women’s health are not yet solved simply because companies have not taken the time to address them. They are the premier partner in women’s health working to address these problems head on, utilizing a novel innovation acceleration model that they believe enables us to identify and advance product candidates more efficiently than traditional R&D driven organizations.
Innovation does not have to start from scratch. The product candidates we identify, in many cases, already have a successful proof of concept study or an established safety profile for the active ingredient that they can leverage in the development process.
They advance the most promising therapies and look to partner our programs at mid or later-stages of development with companies in women’s health that share our commitment to expand options and improve outcomes for women.
Deloitte
Website: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/financial-services/topics/climate-risk-management.html
About Deloitte:
Delivering a higher bottom line
How do you meet the evolving expectations of customers while improving profitability and balancing regulatory change? Deloitte’s specialists across risk management, strategy, operations, technology, tax, and audit can help you navigate the shifting landscape of a human-centered economy.
Thought leadership:
Climate Change and Financial Risk Digest | Deloitte US
Financial services opportunities from climate change | Deloitte Insights
Embedding climate risk into banks’ credit risk management | Deloitte Insights
Hello Helio
Website: https://www.hellohelio.com
Hello Helio is a full-service, global healthcare marketing and communications consultancy, led by a team of CMOs, CCOs, strategists, and creatives who leverage decades of combined industry experience spanning from health services and systems to digital health and life sciences, to drive growth and maximize impact for the brands they serve. With industry expertise in reproductive, fertility and women’s health, they share a passion for elevating the patient experience and standards of care in this category through their partnerships and the clients they work with.
Labcorp
Website: https://www.Labcorp.com
Labcorp is a leading global life sciences company that provides vital information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development capabilities, we provide insights and accelerate innovations to improve health and improve lives. Learn more about Labcorp at www.Labcorp.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Labcorp.
Mira
Website: https://www.miracare.com/
Mira is a San Francisco-based hormonal health company providing integrative care and hormonal testing for over 92,000 customers. In 2023, they were recognized by Inc. 5000 as America's fastest-growing femtech company.
Mira’s most important breakthrough was inventing the market's only FDA-compliant at-home fertility monitor with quantitative technology. Since the beginning, they have been on a mission to develop data-driven hormonal health solutions to help women make confident health decisions during every stage of their lives—from the menstrual stage to menopause.
Mira offers solutions to test, boost, and navigate fertility—starting from comprehensive hormone testing and supplements to fertility coaching and online courses. Unlike conventional at-home test kits, the Mira Hormone Monitor offers AI-powered personalized cycle insights by continuously monitoring four key hormone concentrations in urine samples. Mira’s certified lab test equips these insights with additional biomarkers, by offering personalized, one-on-one medical care and coaching to support every stage of their patients’ journeys with actionable steps. This type of test reveals a considerable amount of data, including a 6-day fertile window and ovulation day, and helps detect useful insights for people with hormone imbalances or signs of menopause. For those on a fertility journey, the Mira Hormone Monitor helped 84% of patients conceive during the first 6 cycles.
Plus, OB/GYNs, REIs, and Integrative and Functional medicine practitioners widely rely on Mira for continuous hormone data in addition to incorporating other standard-of-care measures, revolutionizing diagnostic decisions while lowering costs and improving outcomes. Mira leverages 11 million anonymous hormonal data points and 850,000 menstrual cycles to fill gaps in women’s healthcare and reveal how sex hormones affect broader health conditions to be ****better studied, diagnosed, and understood.
Orrick
Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the life sciences & healthtech, technology & innovation, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors. Clients worldwide call on our teams for forward-looking commercial advice on transactions, litigation and compliance matters. We bring distinctive quality, teamwork and value to the table – and innovate in everything we do.
Rejuvenation
Website: https://gbrmedical.com/
GBR Medical Services was established in 2016 with the aim of offering premium quality healthcare products & services in both the domestic and international markets.
GBR Medical Services serves the healthcare segment in the US and the surrounding countries and it is one of the leading medical supplies companies.
With a primary objective of offering quality deliverables, GBR Medical Services is involved in services like supply, sourcing, import & export of medical devices, laboratory tools including dental products. Throughout the entire operational period of the company, we have acquired extensive product expertise, conducted many surveys, and gathered market trends to offer a quality one-stop solution to customer requirements. We offer the optimum service and best options to our customers in the entire healthcare industry, while striving to introduce and continue with the new trends.
One of our company's priorities is focusing on women's healthcare and we do that by developing red light therapy medical devices and solutions.
Restful Pump
Website: https://restfulpump.com/
Founded by a mom, for moms, Restful Pump’s mission is to improve the breast pumping
experience with the world’s first forward leaning, ergonomic, hands-free lactation systems.
Clinical research using randomized internally controlled study subjects increased total
breast milk expression with documented increased breast milk flow rates using The
Restful Pump® Chair.
For lactating moms experiencing sleep deprivation, exhaustion, chronic fatigue, and or
seeking postpartum restoration, there is a better way, even if a pump is worn inside the
bra. Offering corrective ergonomic positioning systems mitigates chronic strains from poor
postures, encourages relaxation and leaning forward facilitates gravity.
Using a breast pump to capture vital nutrients for infants unable to latch efficiently due to
tongue ties, lip ties, being a preemie or other medical complications, is a medical necessity.
Breast pumps are used 2-4x or even up to 10-12x a day! With caring for the family during
the day, working, and pumping in the middle of the night, when is Mom supposed to rest?
With Restful Pump®, we support busy, exhausted moms and care about the quality of life
for moms and their families.
Restful Pump® is addressing globally overlooked problems with simple, inexpensive
solutions. Now women can rest, unwind, or multitask in a supportive hands-free position,
using any type of breast pump. While providing comfort, convenience, and productivity,
our devices may even negate the need for baby formula by extending the breastfeeding
journey.
Our life changing patented/patent pending devices aim to dramatically improve the
efficacy and comfort of the breast pump experience, decrease medical expenses, increase
milk availability for NICU/NEC infants, expediting hospital discharge for new moms and
their infants. What formula shortage? We didn’t notice.
Restful Pump’s groundbreaking innovations will unequivocally and positively impact
maternal wellness and infant health. Because no one should (hypothetically) have PTSD
from seeing a breast pump and we can do better for ourselves and our babies, globally.
Sheppard Mullin
Website: https://www.sheppardmullin.com/whlc
Sheppard Mullin’s Women in Healthcare Leadership Collaborative (WHLC) is an exclusive national leadership initiative committed to supporting women professionals in or advancing into leadership positions within the healthcare and life sciences industries.
WHLC was established in response to significant and persistent systemic gender disparities in institutional leadership positions in the healthcare and life sciences industries. Despite constituting a vast majority of the workforce, women continue to hold a small minority of these positions.
Drawing upon Sheppard Mullin’s nationally-ranked healthcare practice, and the law firm’s leadership in diversity and inclusion, WHLC aims to reverse this trend by providing women professionals access to critical resources and networking opportunities designed to support them as they progress in their careers. WHLC hosts regular roundtable discussions focusing on complex legal and business issues and cutting-edge innovation and developments in the healthcare industry, as well as professional skills training and development, and quality networking events connecting these professionals to other leaders in the industry. Sheppard Mullin hosts WHLC events virtually and in various locations across the country.
Synapse
Website: https://www.synapse.com/
Synapse Product Development stands at the forefront of women’s health tech innovation, leveraging its multidisciplinary expertise to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Their team of engineers, designers, and technology strategists excel in developing medical devices, diagnostics, and consumer health products that enhance patient care and promote a healthy lifestyle. Synapse integrates user-centered design with robust engineering practices, ensuring products are effective, intuitive, and accessible.
A key strength of Synapse is their collaborative approach, which infuses innovation throughout the development process and tailors solutions to clients' unique needs. With over 20 years of experience, Synapse is adept at navigating the impact of technology on new and existing markets, identifying the right hardware solutions, and making them a reality. Their expertise spans from product conception to commercialization at scale, guiding clients through every stage.
Synapse excels at integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and IoT into product solutions. This expertise enables the creation of smart, connected devices that provide real-time data and analytics, enhancing decision-making for healthcare providers and patients.
By combining technical prowess with a deep understanding of connected health, Synapse consistently delivers innovative, high-quality health tech products that meet the evolving needs of the women's health.
Media Partners
Femtech Insider
Website: https://femtechinsider.com/
Femtech Insider is the go-to platform for all things femtech. We’re the fastest growing portal for innovation in women’s health and address the information needs of founders, investors, researchers and consumers alike.
FemTech Lab
Website: https://femtechlab.com/
FemTech Lab is an impact venture on a mission to improve the lives of 1 billion women globally. The FemTech Lab Accelerator program has supported 70+ inspiring startups in women's health. A global ecosystem of 20k founders, investors, corporate partners, biotech & research, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, government, and retail leaders innovating across all subsectors of women's health and wellness.
Femtech World
Website: https://www.femtechworld.co.uk/
We are a global media platform, run by award winning journalists, on a mission to contribute to closing the gender health gap by providing valuable news, insights and analysis on the exciting femtech sector. Produced by specialist health media group Aspect Publishing, Femtech World aims to give the femtech community a voice, breaking down professional borders, spreading opportunities and destigmatising women’s health issues.
MassMEDIC
Website: http://www.massmedic.com/
Founded in 1996, the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) is the largest regional medtech association in the United States, with over 300 members representing manufacturers, product developers, suppliers, research institutions and academic health centers.
For more than a quarter of a century, MassMEDIC has been the voice of the groundbreaking medical technology industry in New England, advocating for sound public policy that supports innovation and fostering a community built on a shared purpose.
As a MassMEDIC member, you are part of a community of innovators that believe in collaboration and collective success. Our network and resources help you navigate today’s evolving healthcare ecosystem and strengthen your goals through connection, education, awareness, and advocacy.
Springboard
Website: https://sb.co
Springboard’s mission is to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women through access to essential resources and a global community of experts. We are a leading network of influencers, investors and innovators dedicated to building high-growth companies led by women who are transforming industries in technology and life science.
Women of Wearables
Website: https://www.womenofwearables.com/
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AquaFem
Website: www.aquafemlabs.com
Aqua Fem is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of natural products for reproductive health. We are bringing hope to infertile couples through the development of novel organic compounds which can empower women to manage a crucial element in the process of conception.
While we have several compounds in our discovery pipeline, the product featured here is a vaginal foam or gel which increases human sperm motility by 700%. This is the only product aimed at the male’s sperm vitality in a challenging fertility environment. Our compound has shown in independent university laboratory trials to be nontoxic to the female reproductive tract, and does not adversely affect any aspect of sperm functionality.
World Health Organization research has found that one in six (16%) of couples throughout the world experience fertility challenges. It is believed that a significant factor in infertility is caused by degradations to sperm quantity and motility; although historically women have born a greater share of the implied responsibility for infertility issues. We are eager to participate in resolving this imbalance.
The potential market for our provisionally patented product is very large, both domestically and internationally. Basic projections suggest that a multibillion dollar annual market is available, without any competing products.
Bowdoin Group
Website: https://www.bowdoingroup.com/
The Bowdoin Group specializes in executive search, focused on placing change-makers and strategic leaders across the innovation economy while supporting additional growth through recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).
Our network covers the Health and Technology industries, placing disruptive leaders who are redefining the landscape of how we live and work.
Within the Health and Technology landscape, the firm’s expertise in Digital Health, Software and Technology, FinTech, Biotech, and Diagnostics inform the service we provide for our clients and partners leading these industries. We continue to build lasting partnerships across the financial sector, building out portfolio companies for top-tier Private Equity and Venture Capital firms.
Evidation
Website: https://evidation.com/
Evidation helps you generate stronger evidence and create better products with a direct connection to millions of research-ready individuals. We provide solutions for study recruitment, retrospective and prospective direct-to-patient research, and longitudinal data collection using our Research and Engagement Platform. Over the past decade we’ve successfully helped companies like Omada, OneDrop, and more demonstrate powerful outcomes and get innovative solutions to patients faster. Learn more at Evidation.com.
Solarea Bio
Website: https://solareabio.com/
Solarea Bio is a pioneering biotech company that harnesses natural, food-derived microbes to create innovative health solutions for chronic inflammatory conditions. As it enters the commercial stage, Solarea Bio is launching Journa™, a new consumer health brand, to bring its groundbreaking science to market. Journa's debut product, Bondia™, is a synbiotic medical food for the dietary management of bone loss associated with menopause, age and weight, demonstrating improvements in femur and hip bone density. Bondia is the first in a series of innovative microbe-powered products designed to address critical unmet needs in women’s health.
Ovulio Corp
Website: https://ovul.ai/
In 2022, as busy parents and engineers, we found ourselves facing the same fertility struggles that touch so many families. That's when we realized we needed a better way—a more convenient, clearer way to understand our bodies. So, we created Ovul.
Our little egg-shaped ovulation monitor combines the best of technology with the convenience, reliability, and clarity every family deserves. It's designed to slip easily into your daily routine, offering precise insights with privacy and ease. This is our story of innovation and support, woven into every Ovul ovulation monitor, making sure no one feels alone on their journey to parenthood.