Zürich, Switzerland – 14 Jan 2026 – FemmeHealth Alliance (FHA), today announced the addition of four senior contributors; Katja Grünenfelder, Daniel Delfosse, Lidia Zabala, and Miriam Daepp as it moves into its next phase of growth.
The new appointments reflect FHA’s focus on building women’s health innovation as a scalable, investable category, supported by credible infrastructure across capital formation, ecosystem coordination, and evidence-led positioning. Together, the team brings complementary experience across investment, strategy, partnerships, operations, and communications, supporting FHA’s work at the intersection of capital and care.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Katja, Daniel, Lidia and Miriam to our team,” said Maryann Selfe, President of FemmeHealth Alliance. “As women’s health moves to an emerging investment category, the work increasingly requires institutional discipline, cross-sector coordination, and long-term thinking. These additions strengthen FHA’s ability to support that transition in a way that is credible to both innovators and investors.”
New Senior Contributors
Katja Grünenfelder (LinkedIn)
Head of Research & Evidence Strategy
Katja is an entrepreneurial leader with + 23 years of experience in the healthcare and medical device industry. As a management partner of the Swiss Gender Medicine Symposium, she brings a strong global network in gender health and a clear focus on innovative, sustainable healthcare solutions.
Daniel Delfosse (LinkedIn)
Head of Ecosystem & Innovation Strategy
As the former Vice Director of the Swiss Medtech industry association, Daniel brings experience at the intersection of regulation, innovation, and ecosystem development within the Swiss medtech landscape. At FHA, he focuses on identifying and tracking companies across the Seed to Series C lifecycle, mapping innovation clusters, themes, and gaps, and strengthening visibility for Swiss innovation on European and global stages.
Lidia Zabala (LinkedIn)
Head of Events & Community Strategy
Lidia brings experience in designing and organizing events and conferences across health, innovation, and community-driven ecosystems. Within FHA, she leads the Alliance’s events and community strategy, shaping how stakeholders are convened, engaged, and retained, and ensuring that FHA’s network activity translates into sustained participation, long-lasting impact and ecosystem momentum.
Miriam Daepp (LinkedIn)
Head of Communications
Miriam brings experience in strategic communications across innovation-driven and complex organisations in the public and private sector. At FHA, she leads the Alliance’s communications strategy, ensuring that research, events, partnerships, and ecosystem initiatives are translated into a coherent, credible narrative that is consistent across channels and legible to capital, partners, and the broader ecosystem.
About FemmeHealth Alliance
FemmeHealth Alliance is a Switzerland-based platform working at the intersection of capital, care, and systems change to advance women’s health innovation as a scalable, investable category. The Alliance brings together investors, operators, clinicians, researchers, and ecosystem leaders to help build durable infrastructure that supports credible, evidence-led capital deployment in women’s health.
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Email: press@femmehealthalliance.org
Website: femmehealthalliance.org