Women's Health Innovation Forum

​Philadelphia helped pioneer women's medicine, opening the world's first medical school for women in 1850. Today, maternal and reproductive health is one of the fastest-growing areas in life sciences, and Philadelphia has the research, clinical expertise, and talent to lead the field. This symposium brings those strengths together to turn collaboration into action

​This half-day symposium at uCity Square convenes researchers, clinicians, advocates, investors, and innovators advancing maternal and reproductive health. Through fireside conversations and expert-led working sessions, participants will explore challenges and opportunities across pregnancy, postpartum care, birth equity, diagnostics, and women's health technologies while building meaningful connections and collaborations.

​Speakers include:

• ​Maiken Scott, Moderator, WHYY

• ​Kevin Baumlin, Moderator, University City Science Center

• ​Christine Rohan, Vasowatch

• ​Aasta Mehta, City of Philadelphia

• ​Ellen Stang, Progeny Health

• ​Tracey Welson-Rossman, Journal My Health

• ​Karina Sotnik, Upstart Impact

​By the end of the day, participants leave with more than ideas. They leave with named next steps, new collaborators, and a shared plan for making Philadelphia a leader in the field it helped create.