HEALTHCARE INNOVATION CLUSTER

A community for healthcare innovators.

A space for professionals working across healthcare systems, medtech, biotech, patient experience, digital health, and wellbeing innovation.

Hope Khoury
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OVERVIEW

Where healthcare innovators connect, collaborate, and create change.

A focused community.

A community of women working at the frontier of healthcare — across systems, medtech, biotech, digital health, patient experience, and wellbeing.

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Built around shared work.

The Healthcare Innovation Cluster is a focused community for women working at the frontier of healthcare. Members come together to share research, exchange ideas, and explore the structural gaps that still shape how healthcare is designed, delivered, and experienced.

Active. Not passive.

Built for contribution — members raise visibility for under-discussed challenges and collaborate on the questions that matter most in healthcare.

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Where contribution happens.

Rather than passive networking, this cluster is built for active contribution. Members engage in meaningful peer exchange and collaborate on the questions that matter most — from women’s health and equitable care to AI in clinical settings and the future of patient-centered innovation

Led with purpose.

Guided by Cluster Lead Hope Khoury, the group meets regularly to deepen trust, expand expertise, and turn shared knowledge into impact.

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Real leadership, real rhythm.

Guided by Cluster Lead Hope Khoury, the group meets regularly to deepen trust, expand expertise, and turn shared knowledge into real-world impact — a working community, not just a network.

FOCUS AREAS

Six areas where our members focus.

From systems-level transformation to individual wellbeing, the cluster spans the full spectrum of healthcare innovation.

01

Healthcare Systems

Improving how care is structured, accessed, and delivered — from policy and operations to equity and outcomes.

02

MedTech

Medical devices, diagnostics, and the technologies redefining clinical care and treatment pathways.

03

BioTech

Genomics, therapeutics, and biotech research driving the next generation of scientific breakthroughs.

04

Digital Health

Telehealth, health apps, AI-powered diagnostics, and the digital infrastructure reshaping patient care.

05

Patient Experience

Designing care that centers the patient — from accessibility and communication to dignity and outcomes.

06

Wellbeing Innovation

Mental health, preventive care, and the holistic approaches that expand what healthcare can mean.

meet the cluster lead

Hope Khoury

Hope Khoury

Cluster Lead · Healthcare Innovation

Hope Khoury is the Chief Operating Officer of Go Vertical ICM, where she leads product innovation and development at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and consumer goods. A recognized voice in women’s health innovation, she advocates for redesigning systems that have historically overlooked women — from femtech to underfunded health categories.

As Lead of the VOWI Healthcare Innovation Cluster, Hope brings deep operational expertise and a commitment to inclusive innovation to a community of women shaping the future of medtech, biotech, and digital health.

members

Meet the Healthcare Innovation members.

Engagement Pathway

From application to active member.

A clear, structured path into the Healthcare Innovation cluster — designed so every member starts engaged from day one.

01

Apply to Join

Submit your application through the Join page. We review submissions quarterly to ensure each cluster maintains its focused, engaged composition.

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Meet the Cluster

Once accepted, you’ll be introduced to the cluster through a personal welcome from Cluster Lead Hope Khoury and an introductory meeting with the group.

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Contribute & Collaborate

Attend monthly meetings, share opportunities, exchange expertise, and contribute to the conversations shaping healthcare innovation worldwide.

JOIN THE CLUSTER

Ready to join the Healthcare Innovation cluster?

A focused community of women shaping the future of healthcare — across systems, medtech, biotech, digital health, and wellbeing. Apply to join the conversation, contribute your expertise, and collaborate with peers worldwide.

Woman Innovator of the Year 2026

If you are nominating another woman, fill out the form for the other woman
Share your innovation story (provide details what problem you solved, and the innovative solution given). The story can be of this year or more long term. Please share your story in a simple and authentic way, covering the following points:• A brief introduction about yourself and your background • What inspired you to start your innovation journey • The problem or challenge you identified • How your innovation/project/idea was developed • The impact or change your innovation has created in your industry, community, or society • Any challenges you faced during the journey and how you overcame them • Your future vision or goals related to your innovationWe would also request you to share: • Relevant photographs/images related to your journey, work, innovation, events, or achievements • Short video clips (if available) that can help us during video creation and storytelling • Any media features, presentation clips, workspace visuals, or behind-the-scenes moments that reflect your journey authenticallyThe more personal and real the story feels, the more impactful the final storytelling piece becomes.
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Photos, short video clips, or behind-the-scenes shots that bring your story to life.
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Brochures, impact reports, presentation decks — anything that strengthens your story.
Woman innovator

Share your story. Inspire others. Lead the change.

We're spotlighting women innovators
who turn ideas into impact.

Deadline to submit
Aug 15, 2026
Stories featured
Oct – Nov 2026
Open to women
Worldwide
Become a member, complete the form,
and share your innovation story.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

  • Get featured on
    VOWI platforms
  • Gain global
    visibility
  • Earn community
    recognition
  • Inspire future
    innovators

Share your story.
Inspire others.
Lead the change.

This October to December, Voices of Women in Innovation (VOWI) will spotlight inspiring stories of women who turned ideas into impact.

We’re inviting women from around the world to sharetheir innovation journeys – or nominate someonewhose creativity, courage, and leadership have made
a difference.

Selected Stories

will be featured on VOWI’s platforms
throughout the campaign.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Women innovators from any field — business, technology, sustainability, science, education, or social impact — who have led or contributed to projects that create positive change.

Business

Technology

Sustainability

Science

Education

Social Impact

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline to submit

August 15, 2026

Story features: Published

October-November 2026

HOW TO JOIN

  1. 1 Become a member of VOWI
  2. 2 Complete this short form
  3. 3 Tell us about the innovation story that deserves to be celebrated
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SELECTED STORIES WILL RECEIVE

Featured on
VOWI platforms
Global
visibility
Community
recognition
Opportunity to
inspire others