Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Inaugural

Women’s Health: Drug Discovery to Novel Therapies

Where Innovation Meets Impact

March 23-24, 2026

Women’s health remains one of the most underserved areas in drug discovery, with few recent therapeutic breakthroughs. It is now getting the spotlight it deserves and there are critical questions being raised about why progress has been so slow. Is it due to gaps in biological understanding, the lack of robust models and assays for screening and testing, limited technical resources, scarce funding—or all of the above? Women’s Health: Drug Discovery to Novel Therapies program at HERS is a must-attend conference bringing together leading experts from pharma, biotech, academia, and cutting-edge technology companies to address these concerns. Join us to explore the latest scientific advances and collaborative strategies aimed at accelerating the development of transformative therapies for women’s health.

Coverage will include, but is not limited to:

Therapeutic advances in women-related conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, fertility, hormonal disorders
Progress being made in women-dominated diseases like autoimmune, osteoporosis, migraine, anxiety
What’s being done to address conditions that affect women differently: cardiovascular, diabetes, Alzheimer’s?
Novel drug targets, modalities, and delivery strategies being leveraged for Women’s Health
Emerging tools, ML/AI predictions, and assays for better understanding underlying biology and drug response
Translational challenges in drug development
Current gaps in knowledge and resources and key initiatives launched to overcome them
Perspectives from venture capital firms focused on funding drug discovery in Women’s Health

The deadline for priority consideration is July 18, 2025.

All proposals are subject to review by session chairpersons and/or the Scientific Advisory Committee to ensure the overall quality of the conference program. Additionally, as per Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s policy, a select number of vendors and consultants who provide products and services will be offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships.

Opportunities for Participation: