Women in women’s health in UK & Europe

The founders and researchers advancing women’s health across UK & Europe. 17 names, each linking to her own work.

Founders

01UKAndrea BerchowitzCo-founder & CEO, Vira Health (Stella)Proving menopause support belongs in the benefits package, not the too-hard basket.02UKRebecca LoveCo-founder, Vira Health (Stella)The epidemiologist making menopause behaviour change measurable, not vibes.03UKLouise NewsonFounder, Newson Health / BalancePut HRT on the agenda for a generation of British women, and built the clinic and app behind it.04UKKate BacheCo-founder & CEO, Health & HerBuilt research-led menopause supplements and a tracker women across the UK rely on.05UK / GermanyLaura OkaforCo-founder & CEO, perryBuilt the room where women in perimenopause stop feeling like the only one.06UKMridula PoreCo-founder & Co-CEO, Peppy HealthGot employers to put menopause support in the benefits package, not the too-hard basket.07GermanyPeggy ReicheltCo-founder & CEO, XbyX (Women in Balance)Built the German brand that treats midlife as a stage to fuel, not a problem to fix.08GermanyValerie KirchbergerCo-founder & Co-CEO, Evela HealthBuilt the menopause care German employers actually pay for, so women don't foot it alone.09BelgiumMilie NwoyeFounder, ML BrusselsWrote Belgium's national guidelines for menopause, then built the clinic to practise them.10PolandAleksandra StefaniakMedical Director, Klinika Menopauzy DignaTreats the skin side of menopause, the acne, hair loss and dryness, as the hormonal signal it is.11IrelandDeirdre FordeFounder, Ceile MedicalOpened the first dedicated menopause clinic in the Irish Midlands, and runs free support for women too often left out.12UKSally RankinFounder, Kinship StudioBuilt a studio where menopause yoga meets Ayurveda, for the flushes and sleepless nights no class was made for.13UKKirsty WadsleyMenopause coach & personal trainerTrains women through menopause in the gym and at work, starting in her corner of Glasgow.14UKDr Michelle GriffinFounder, MFG HealthHelps women's health businesses get funded and actually reach women.

Researchers

01UKMyra HunterEmeritus Professor of Clinical Health Psychology, King's College LondonProved a non-drug approach to hot flushes actually works, in trials.02UKJoyce HarperProfessor of Reproductive Science, UCL Institute for Women's HealthBringing real reproductive science, and honest menopause education, to the public.03UKAnnice MukherjeeConsultant Endocrinologist, British Menopause Society / Society for EndocrinologyTranslates complex hormone medicine into menopause care women can actually follow.

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A curated, evolving list, not a ranking or an endorsement. A name here means public work in women’s health, nothing more and nothing less. Links point to each person’s own site, institution or professional profile.