Women's Health Innovation Symposium featuring Dr. Josh Makower, Co-founder & Director of Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign

🌸 Advancing Women's Health: Equity, Innovation & Impact Symposium

Join the Stanford Women's Health Initiative for a full-day symposium bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, and advocates from across Stanford's schools — all united by a commitment to advancing women's health.

🎯 About the Event

This interdisciplinary gathering is designed to spotlight the breadth of women's health research, startup activity, and service efforts happening at Stanford. A core goal of the symposium is to improve accessibility to women's health work and foster cross-disciplinary collaboration — whether you're designing solutions, building companies, conducting research, or simply eager to learn more.

Attendees from every school and background are warmly welcomed.

🎤 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Josh Makower, MD, MBA

The symposium concludes with a keynote address by Dr. Josh Makower — The Yock Family Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering at Stanford's Schools of Medicine and Engineering, and Co-Founder & Director of the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, which he co-founded alongside Dr. Paul Yock over two decades ago.

Dr. Makower will share:

• 💡 Insights into the Biodesign process and its application to women's health innovation
• 🔍 How to identify unmet clinical needs and build category-defining, scalable companies
• 🌟 The story behind Willow — a compelling example of what can happen when women are truly listened to as patients and users
• 🚀 Advice for the next generation of builders in the women's health space

🏫 About the Initiative

This event is part of the Stanford Women's Health Initiative, directed by:

• 👩‍🎓 Student Leads: Leen Abdul Razzak & Nisha Acharya
• 👨‍🏫 Faculty Lead: Todd Coleman

📍 Venue

Clark Center Auditorium S001 & Courtyard, Stanford University

Don't miss this opportunity to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the future of women's health innovation!