Why this is your year to enter the Women’s Cancer Innovation award

Breakthroughs in cancer care don’t only come from large institutions or fully funded labs.

They also come from determined individuals, small teams, early-stage founders, clinicians with an idea, researchers testing a new approach, technologists building smarter tools and advocates redesigning how care is delivered.

If you’re building something that could change how we prevent, detect, treat, manage or live with cancer, the Women’s Cancer Innovation award sponsored by Endomag is for you.

This award is designed to spotlight organisations, technologies and individuals who are moving cancer innovation forward at any meaningful stage.

Innovation doesn’t have to fit one mold

When people hear “cancer innovation,” they often picture a new drug or medical device.

But meaningful progress happens across many areas, including digital health tools, diagnostics and early detection approaches, AI and data platforms, care delivery models, patient support solutions and more.

If your work addresses a real cancer challenge in a new or more effective way, it counts.

And you don’t need to be “finished.” Many companies delay applying for awards until everything feels polished and complete.

But the Femtech World Awards are as much about recognising momentum and potential as they are celebrating outcomes.

Judges and reviewers understand innovation journeys. They are often more interested in clarity of problem, strength of insight, and thoughtful design than in perfect execution.

Progress matters. Direction matters. Impact potential matters.

And finally, if you’re wondering “Is this good enough?” – apply.

Many strong applicants almost don’t apply. The most common hesitation isn’t lack of innovation – it’s self-doubt.

If you’re asking yourself whether your project is too early, your team too small, your work innovative enough, or whether it counts if you’re not a startup, those questions are normal.

They’re also often the very reason you should submit.

These awards exist because great work is sometimes overlooked, underfunded, or under-recognised.

The goal is to surface promising solutions and support the people building them.

Find out more about the Femtech World Awards and enter for free here.