--- title: Empowering Healthcare and Well-being Through Innovation description: Empowering Healthcare and Well-being Through Innovation --- [![EPFL Innovation Park](https://lp.epfl-innovationpark.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/EIP%20-%20Black.png?width=799&height=241&name=EIP%20-%20Black.png "EPFL Innovation Park")](https://www.epfl-innovationpark.ch/) [![EPFL Innovation Park](https://lp.epfl-innovationpark.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/EIP%20-%20Black.png?width=799&height=241&name=EIP%20-%20Black.png "EPFL Innovation Park")](http://epfl-innovationpark.ch) [![EPFL Innovation Park](https://lp.epfl-innovationpark.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/EIP%20-%20Black.png?width=799&height=241&name=EIP%20-%20Black.png "EPFL Innovation Park")](http://epfl-innovationpark.ch) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![Empowering Healthcare and Well-being Through Innovation](https://lp.epfl-innovationpark.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/Empowering%20Healthcare%20and%20Well-being%20through%20Innovation.png?width=1200&height=630&name=Empowering%20Healthcare%20and%20Well-being%20through%20Innovation.png "Empowering Healthcare and Well-being Through Innovation") 2024-09-19T15:30:00+0000 +0100 The countdown to this event is over! 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes 00 Seconds **Date & Time:** Thursday, September 19, 2024, 17:30 - 19:00 PM | Apéro: 19:00 - 20:00 PM **Venue:** Uranus, Building D, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland ## Empowering Healthcare and Well-being Through Innovation **Join us for an empowering evening of innovation and entrepreneurship** In partnership with [Women in Digital Switzerland](https://www.womenindigitalswitzerland.com/) (WDS) and powered by [Innosuisse](https://www.innosuisse.ch/inno/en/home.html), this event at EPFL Innovation Park celebrates women's leadership in healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship. Our focus is on showcasing women entrepreneurs like Esmeralda Megally of Xsensio and Dr. Marie-Agnès Doucey of Calico Biosystems, who are at the forefront of MedTech and healthcare industries. Hear from Esmeralda and Marie-Agnès as they share their journeys through the complex world of start-up innovation, highlighting their groundbreaking work in developing technologies that promise better health outcomes. Esmeralda's work with wearable biosensors and Marie-Agnès' advancements in cancer therapy are paving the way for future innovations in healthcare. **Join us for an empowering evening:** - **Entrepreneurial challenges:** Discuss the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women entrepreneurs in bringing these technologies to market. - **Empowerment through learning:** Gain insights from leading women entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of healthcare. - **Technological innovations:** Explore pioneering advancements from Xsensio’s wearable biosensors to Calico Biosystems' drug efficacy tests. - **Drive change:** Learn how you can enter the world of entrepreneurship. - **Networking opportunities:** Connect with like-minded professionals, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs during our networking apéro. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired and to network with women leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation. Limited spots are available, so secure your place today! ## Featured Speakers ### Esmeralda Megally [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeralda-megally/) CEO & Co-Founder Xsensio ![Esmeralda Megally](https://lp.epfl-innovationpark.ch/hubfs/62cbc653df1ad04bde79e61a_20220711_Esmeralda%20Megally_high%20resolution.jpg) Esmeralda Megally CEO & Co-Founder Xsensio About Esmeralda Megally Esmeralda is the CEO of Xsensio, a company she co-founded a few years ago. Prior to Xsensio, she had several years of experience as manager at Boston-based investment firm Commons Capital where she was in charge of screening investment opportunities in a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She earned her MBA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a B.S. and M.S. in Economics from ULB, Belgium and an executive degree in management from EPFL. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeralda-megally/) ### Dr. Marie-Agnès Doucey [Follow me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-agn%C3%A8s-doucey-06a3511a/?originalSubdomain=ch) Co-Founder Calico Biosystems ![Empowering Womens Healthcare and Well-being through Innovation (2)](https://lp.epfl-innovationpark.ch/hubfs/Empowering%20Womens%20Healthcare%20and%20Well-being%20through%20Innovation%20(2).png) Dr. Marie-Agnès Doucey Co-Founder Calico Biosystems About Dr. Marie-Agnès Doucey Dr. Marie-Agnès Doucey primary interest is to understand and reverse the complex molecular mechanisms of immune cell dysfunction within the tumor microenvironment in order to deliver more potent immunotherapeutic interventions to patients with cancer. Over the past 15 years, Marie-Agnès has been leading the development of innovative translational programs spanning the disciplines of oncology, drug development, systems biology, mathematical modeling and nanotechnologies. 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