At Femtech Insider, we pride ourselves on our consistently growing event attendance. That’s why last week’s unusually low turnout for our briefing on autoimmune diseases and women’s health caught my attention – and revealed something fascinating about our industry’s blind spots.

The Hidden Giant in Women’s Health

You might recall McKinsey’s landmark report from earlier this year, which highlighted a striking statistic: while conditions that exclusively affect women account for just 3% of their disease burden, conditions that predominantly affect women drive a whopping 47% of their global disease burden. Autoimmune diseases fall squarely into this latter category.

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