leap women's health

Our total investment in women’s health breakthroughs now over $250M.

It's time. Women have waited long enough.

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A historic partnership with Pivotal, a Melinda French Gates organization.

3 advanced research programs in progress. 2 more on the way.

$50M PROGRAM

In Utero

What if we could save 1 million babies each year? And their families from grief.

$50M PROGRAM

care

Cut the lifetime risk of Alzheimer's among women by half. Reduced risk for 330M women.

$50M PROGRAM

the missed vital sign

A 10X reduction in time to delivery of effective treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.

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Meet our women's health Program Directors

Our Program Directors share a clear passion: improving women’s health, faster. At Leap, they are impact-driven leaders and technical experts empowered to drive bold change. They design and orchestrate milestone-driven, three-year programs tackling urgent challenges in women’s health. With the authority and agility to cut through barriers – breaking down silos, taking bold shots, and making decisive choices – they unite globally networked teams to work together to solve problems they cannot solve alone. The result: breakthroughs in women’s health delivered in years, not decades. Read more about our program directors here.

Sarah Stock, MD, PhD

" The way we monitor pregnancy has barely changed in a century."

Sarah Stock, MD, PhD

In Utero Program Director

Black and white circular photo of Lisa Mosconi

" We owe women centuries of research."

Lisa Mosconi, PhD

CARE Program Director

Jackie Maybin, PhD

" If any other part of the body was bleeding this heavily, we'd call an ambulance."

Jackie Maybin, MD, PhD

The Missed Vital Sign Program Director

Bold change requires bold partners.

It’s time to move from awareness to action: $1B for women’s health breakthroughs. Join a growing group of visionary philanthropists, organizations, and corporate sponsors dedicated to driving breakthroughs for billions of women worldwide.

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