CADDA is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for our upcoming FemTech, Innovation and Diagnostics for Women’s Health Workshop, taking place on 18 June 2026. Delivered in collaboration with Lehane Consulting, the event brings together experts, innovators and practitioners committed to improving diagnostic pathways and technologies for women.
The programme features a strong line-up of speakers who will explore the realities, challenges and opportunities shaping innovation in diagnostics for women’s health. Among the speakers are Lucy Lehane from Lehane Consulting, who will discuss how sector diversity and user-centred design can improve diagnostic experiences for women. The workshop features three inspiring breakout sessions, each of which focuses on a core challenge in women’s health diagnostics.
- Inclusive Innovation will explore how to design tests that work for diverse populations and how to address data gaps.
- Unfulfilled Ambitions will look at barriers in development and adoption, including biomarker considerations in the context of women’s health, usability for women and the drivers influencing market positions and uptake.
- Point of Need will examine how access to diagnostics aligns with women’s lives, from community testing to homebased self tests and how these feed into care pathways.
These sessions are designed to be practical, interactive and grounded in real‑world challenges.
Other topics will include how innovation at point of care can change outcomes, the history and possible future of diagnostics for women’s health and the wider system changes needed to close gender health gaps.
This workshop is an opportunity for clinicians, researchers, innovators and industry partners to connect, learn and contribute to a more equitable diagnostic landscape for women. The day will also feature pitches and presentations from start-ups developing diagnostic innovations for women, offering a platform for new ideas and early stage ventures shaping the next wave of diagnostic Femtech solutions.
Registration is through Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/femtech-innovation-and-diagnostics-for-womens-health-cadda-workshop-tickets-1984052449285?aff=websitearticle
Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the next generation of diagnostics for women’s health.
Programme Overview
9:30: Welcome, tea & coffee
10:00 to 12:30: Morning Sessions
Speakers include:
Lucy Lehane, Lehane Consulting
Aileen McGettrick, Prolight Diagnostics
MaryAnn Ferreux, Health Innovation KSS, NIHR, Kent & Medway NHS Partnership Trust
Looking at topics including inclusive innovation, challenges in the development and adoption pathway, point of care diagnostics for women and access to diagnostics.
With networking break and breakout sessions including:
Inclusive Innovation
Unfulfilled Ambitions: Challenges in the development and adoption pathway
Point of need: Is access to diagnostics for women aligned with women’s lives?
12:30 to 13:30 Networking Lunch
13:30 – 16:00 Afternoon Sessions
Speakers include:
Paul Davis, Austin Davis
Shema Tariq, UCL
Topics to include “Pee, Plants and Blue Particles: a brief review of the curious history of pregnancy testing” and also including a look at global innovation in diagnostics.
Also including panel sessions, networking break and short presentations from innovative start-ups including Daye, Hormona and more.