Autoimmune diseases represent a major health burden for women, who make up the clear majority of patients across many conditions. While the higher prevalence among women is well established, the underlying biological, hormonal and immunological mechanisms are still not fully understood. This meeting will explore current knowledge on autoimmune diseases as they affect women, with […]

How does the current political situation in the US affect early-stage innovation and commercialization in women’s health in the US and Europe? While women’s health is receiving more attention than ever and women’s health innovation has moved up on many agendas, women’s health researchers and startups are still facing great challenges when it comes to […]

Women’s cancers remain among the most challenging areas in oncology, marked by complex biology, limited early detection methods, and significant treatment gaps. This MVA Oncology Network meeting brings together experts from industry, academia, and clinical practice to explore how we can accelerate innovation and improve outcomes in these critical disease areas. Through a series of […]

The Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) Women’s Health Network invites you to an insightful and forward-thinking discussion on the evolution of women’s health. This event will bring together researchers from universities and professionals from the life science industry, all sharing a common interest in advancing the field of women’s health. Women’s health has gained increasing recognition […]

Medicon Valley Alliance, in collaboration with the FEMaLe Project, invites you to join its Final Event. This event will highlight how innovative research and cutting-edge machine learning technologies are being used to transform the lives of women affected by endometriosis. Endometriosis impacts around 10% of women of reproductive age. Despite its prevalence, it remains under-researched […]

This event focuses on the significant challenges and opportunities in developing new products and solutions for women experiencing menopause. Menopause is a critical phase in women’s lives that is often overlooked in both healthcare and the commercial sector, despite the urgent need for innovative solutions. The event will explore topics such as basic research, financial […]

Hologic and Medicon Valley Alliance invite you to join this meeting focusing on women’s health in the Nordics. How can we tackle gender biases in medical education and research to develop a gender-based, personalized women’s healthcare? How can AI and advanced imaging techniques contribute to the early detection of breast cancers that risk being missed […]

Medicon Valley Alliance invites you to join this network meeting on Women in clinical trials. Women are underrepresented in clinical studies – especially in phase I trials were only 29 – 34 % of participants in Phase I trials are female. And 74 % of clinical trials do not report outcome by sex. But why […]

Medicon Valley Alliance in Collaboration with BII invites you to join this network meeting on Endometriosis. Endometriosis is a common yet poorly understood condition. Around 10 % of all women in the reproductive age suffer from endometriosis -and yet it takes on average 7,5 years from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis and treatment. Endometriosis […]

Medicon Valley Alliance invites members to kick-off the new Women’s Health network with a workshop on 9 May 2023 in Ørestaden. Women’s Health has for a long time been under-prioritised. One half of the world’s population is women. Yet remarkably, only 1% of healthcare research and innovation is invested in specific female conditions beyond oncology. […]

For many years there has been a lack of funds to study issues related to women’s health. It is now more critical than ever for innovators, industry, and investors to take actionable steps to prioritize and improve women’s health. BioInnovation Institute (BII) and Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) have partnered up to bring together our networks […]