Femtech Insider Article

October 22, 2025

At HLTH this week, Jessica Federer stood on the main stage and declared that the time for incrementalism in women’s health is over. The founder and managing partner of The Women’s Health Fund announced a new vehicle designed not just to invest in women’s health companies, but to systematically build a market that has been under-recognized, under-funded, and under-prioritized.“We didn’t include women in clinical trials until 1993. We didn’t study women. We don’t have enough data on women,” Federer told the audience. “We owe women decades of scientific advancement, and now it’s time to deliver.” READ MORE