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BIO-Europe 2026

Panel The Big Picture Plenary Series track

Women’s Health: Healthcare’s Largest Underserved Market and Biggest Growth Opportunity

Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 11:15 AM–12:15 PM CET The Big Picture Stage, Koelnmesse

About this session

Why now? The time is now. Must be positioned as a systemic market failure and the biggest commercial opportunity of the next decade.This is not about representation/feminism. It’s about missed revenue, broken clinical models, and outdated investment theses. This is not niche, its macro Macro question: How much value has the industry left on the table by designing healthcare around the wrong default patient?

Speakers

  • Anastasiya Markvarde

    Head · Eir Accelerator

    Moderator

  • Dana Burduja

    Head of Life Sciences and Health · European Investment Bank (EIB)

    Panelist

  • Jessica Federer

    Managing Director · Women's Health Fund

    Panelist

  • Kelle Moley

    VP, Women's Health and Early Clinical Development · Eli Lilly and Company

    Panelist

  • Melindah Sharma

    Co-Chair, Women’s Health Catalyst – Cardiovascular Health, Wyss Institute · Harvard University

    Panelist

  • Marie Teil

    Global Head of Special Patient Populations · UCB

    Panelist