True Innovation In Women’s Health Hindered Because Conditions Are Not Fatal

Investment into research for conditions like endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and the symptoms of menopause has been limited, according to key players in the field, with some expressing concerns that exploration in these areas receives less attention because the outcome of these conditions is not fatality.

However, the market is shifting as women’s suffering is being better understood and accepted culturally. “It has always been the situation in women’s health that you have a few pharma companies being experts in the space,” the CEO of Evotec AG, Werner Lanthaler, noted in an interview with In Vivo. Evotec is involved in a long-term partnership with Bayer AG (one of the longest-standing developers in the area of women’s health). However, despite the history of this field, Lanthaler says the market has been evolving. “Twenty years ago, those making contraceptives pills were considered to be the women’s health companies and the experts