4 April 2025
Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attend the launch event of WEALTH: Women In Health in partnership with Covington & Burling LLP on 2 April 2025. Its aim is to build a powerful community of women across the full value chain of health and investment to advance the health, wealth and position of women in the world. WEALTH was created because whilst women drive approximately 80% of major healthcare decisions, women are underrepresented and underserved across the industry and this needs to change. Female founders face significant barriers to innovation, with women-led startups across Europe and the U.S. receiving just 2% of venture capital funding. There is also still little funding available for female reproductive health and unconscious bias which lies deep in society in the home, workplace and at a political level which holds women back.
This oversubscribed event was packed with female innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, venture capitalists, lawyers, policymakers, medical practitioners and communication professionals all wanting to connect, collaborate and achieve professional growth. WEALTH’s launch event event asked what if the future of women’s health and wealth is written in rooms where women connect and create a space where their voices are heard? How much more can be achieved if we create role models, breakdown barriers and show younger women to dream big? The panel discussions went on to give authentic insights and perspectives about women in leadership, business and entrepreneurial roles and what it takes to succeed.
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WEALTH is a community and event series focused on connecting, empowering and celebrating women across the health ecosystem – encompassing biotech, health tech, beauty, research, law, venture capital, and more. It offers mentorship, a supportive environment for women and opportunities for professional growth and success. Its founders, Stasa Stankovic and Devika Wood, created WEALTH to build a new currency, intellectually and emotionally, and create diversity in thinking and pathways to create more women role models and a movement for change. WEALTH offers women spaces to grow their network, be inspired and move next level.
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WEALTH’s launch event panel of female speakers spanned healthcare and they provided authentic personal insights about their professional experiences as women working in the healthcare industry. Dr. Sioned Fôn Jones, discussed her career path as an award-winning scientist revolutionising infant feeding and a Forbes 30 under 30 2024 honouree. Dr Uzma Choudry, a pioneering biotech investor, gave insights into her personal journey in finance. Maya Raichoora, the UK’s leading expert in mental fitness and visualization, discussed her journey to becoming Nike’s first-ever mental fitness trainer and the growth of her multi-million social media following. Sarah Cowlishaw, Partner at Covington & Burling LLP European Life Sciences practice and co-chair of the firm’s Global Digital Health Initiative, discussed her path to partnership in law. Dr Lucinda Scharff, a former NHS doctor, gave insights into becoming a founding team member and Product Manager at Pando before joining Google in 2019 as Senior Clinical Specialist. Anushka Patchava also gave her personal career insights as a leading healthcare executive, entrepreneur and AI strategist, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Vitality, co-founder of Wellx, an award-winning insurtech, and current lead for growth and clinical safety at Mindstep, an AI-driven mental health start-up
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The event discussed the importance of mentorship, good mental health and balance in life in order for women to become the best leaders. It recognised that there is still unconscious bias which lies deep in society in the home, workplace and at a political level which holds women back. There is still little funding available for female reproductive health. It also highlighted that women’s healthcare is a systemic issue and that personalised healthcare is key. As such, there is still a great deal of work to be done to advance women’s health and wealth and improve women’s position in the world.
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