Origin Story of the FemTechnology Summit
100+ attendees | 15+ countries
Oriana Kraft conceived, curated and produced the first edition of the FemTechnology Summit as her Bachelor's Research Project at ETH Zurich as a reaction to the shocking statistics in women's health she was introduced to in gynecology class. Since then she's become passionate about improving women's health; from startup ecosystems, to medical education and convinced of the need to connect the great innovations happening in FemTech with the huge remaining gaps in medicine for women, particularly connecting innovative solutions directly with the patients who need them most.
Hosted annually, the FemTechnology Summit features top Startups, Researchers and Medical Doctors working in the field of women's health – bringing them together to showcase innovations happening in the field and highlight where work still needs to be done.
Partners
ETH Zurich Human Medicine
The path via ETH Zurich (for the Bachelor's degree) and one of its partner universities (for the Master's degree) lays the foundations for an education in human medicine that will go on to open up opportunities for exchange with the world of science and pave the way towards new developments and technologies. ETH Zurich was a FemTechnology partner for the first edition of the Summit.
Women at the Table
Founded and based in International Geneva, is the first Civil Society Organization to focus on feminist systems change. Co-founders of the A+ Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms, they focus on correcting algorithmic bias in medical research and outcomes.
2021 Speakers
Eric Dy
Co-Founder and CEO, Bloomlife
Leon A. Boston
Speaker
Prof. Sarah Springman
Rector, ETH Zurich
Eirini Rapti
Speaker
Dr. Lynae Brayboy
Chief Medical Officer, Clue
Dr. Carole Clair
Speaker
Frederik Petursson Madsen
Speaker
Chantelle Bell
Speaker
Pascal Koenig
CEO, Ava
Sarah Kerruish
Director, Picture a Scientist
Marina Pavlovic Rivas
Speaker
Dr. Sonali Mohanty Quantius
Speaker
Dr. Sari Prutchi Sagiv
Speaker
Alexandra Alvergne
Professor, University of Oxford
Dr. Brigitte Leeners
Professor, University Hospital Zurich
Cécile Real
Founder, Tilia
Dr. med. h.c. Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
Founder, Gender Medicine Berlin
Laura Symul
Researcher, Stanford University
Anya Roy
CEO, Unfabled
Summit Video
2021 Schedule
Day 1
Opening Remarks
Dr. med. h.c. Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
RoundTable: Innovative Screening + Tracking Technologies
Leon A. Boston, Dr. Sonali Mohanty Quantius
RoundTable: Gathering Female Specific Data by Innovative Means
Eric Dy, Sarah Kerruish, Marina Pavlovic Rivas, Laura Symul
Closing Remarks
Dr. Carole Clair
Day 2
Opening Remarks
Dr. Brigitte Leeners
RoundTable: The Future of Contraception and Fertility
Eirini Rapti, Dr. Lynae Brayboy, Frederik Petursson Madsen, Pascal Koenig
RoundTable: Pain and Symptom Management
Chantelle Bell, Cécile Real, Alexandra Alvergne, Dr. Sari Prutchi Sagiv, Anya Roy
Closing Remarks
Prof. Sarah Springman