Startup Tri-Valley Women's Health Innovation Series: Community Clinical Trials
A curated, invite-only Women’s Health Series convening bringing together founders, clinicians, hospital decision makers, investors, and regional leaders to explore innovation and scale pathways in women’s health—starting with community clinical trials.
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley is actively bringing clinical trials to our community, and the Tri-Valley is uniquely positioned to close the loop for women's health innovators — offering access to clinical trials, HEOR validation, payer relationships, investor funding, and manufacturing infrastructure all within one region. This event is the first conversation in that journey.
Confirmed Speakers & Panelists
Moderator Chiranjeevi "IC" Ikkurthy — IT Director, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
IC is a seasoned healthcare IT leader with over 19 years at Stanford Health Care. He spearheaded a $100M IT transformation at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley and currently serves as technology program lead for the $337M Stanford Medicine–Sutter Health Cancer Center. He is passionate about establishing SHC Tri-Valley as a hub for healthcare innovation in the East Bay.
Panelists
Katherine Pangborn Wu, MS — Clinical Research Operations Leader, Stanford Medicine
Katherine brings over 15 years of experience supporting complex clinical trials across oncology, neurodegenerative disease, and neuroimaging. She oversees community-based clinical research operations at Stanford, focused on expanding access to clinical trials beyond traditional academic medical centers and reducing structural barriers to participation.
Mark Gannott — CFO, Suncoast Ventures | Health Economist & HEOR Expert
Mark is a health economist and venture investor specializing in Health Economics and Outcomes Research. He holds an Adjunct Fellowship at the NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University, where his work focuses on applied HEOR, cost-of-illness studies, and access strategies for MedTech. As CFO of Suncoast Ventures, he translates clinical complexity into economic narratives that help founders demonstrate value to payers, health systems, and investors.
Genevieve LeMarchal —General Partner, Suncoast Ventures
Genevieve is the Managing Partner of Suncoast Ventures, backing early-stage health tech, digital health, and medical device founders. Passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs and innovating financial models, she previously led Expert Dojo’s healthcare program. There, she ran three cohorts, becoming one of Southern California’s most prolific early-stage VC investors and winning the 2022 Biocom Lifescience Catalyst Award.
Dr Estelle Giraud is the founder and CEO of Trellis Health, a generational health AI company building personal intelligence for family health - starting with pregnancy, postpartum, and infant health at home. She holds a PhD with distinction in population genomics, has published dozens of scientific papers, and spent a decade leading commercial scientific teams at the forefront of precision medicine at Illumina, where she led a $400M business and built products used by more than 20 million people. She left to address a problem she had identified within the system: no one was building health infrastructure that treats the family as the unit of care - and vitality - and this starts with women’s health. Trellis reconstructs a decade-plus of medical history from 50,000+ provider sites nationwide in under a minute, and uses proprietary AI to deliver longevity guidance, at-home diagnostics, and ongoing support across generations.
Event Details Section (Luma metadata-friendly)
📅 Date: Wednesday, June 10
⏰ Time: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
📍 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at the Club
👥 Format: In‑person, invitation‑only | ~40 participants
🍽️ Includes: Networking lunch and facilitated discussion
Who Should Attend
This convening is designed for:
Women’s health founders and operators
Clinicians, health system leaders, and decision makers
Medical device and life sciences manufacturers
Investors and strategic partners
Regional economic development and innovation leaders
Space is limited. Invitations are being extended on a rolling basis.