Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference 2025: from Global to Local
About the conference
Join us for the 2025 Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference: from Global to Local on October 27-28, in Houston, Texas, for exciting speakers and networking opportunities focused on innovations for addressing high-priority unmet needs for maternal and newborn health and cancer care, particularly in Texas and the US.
This conference will bring researchers from Rice, the Texas Medical Center, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers, and state and national policy makers to foster collaboration to support these initiatives.
The conference aims to:
- Highlight current efforts to design and develop innovations that address unmet healthcare needs in underserved communities
- Examine global case studies of technology-based healthcare solutions that were successfully put into practice
- Explore local pathways to transition innovations from global settings to implementation in underserved communities in Texas and the US
- Discuss overcoming challenges to effectively transition technology-based healthcare solutions from conceptual development to implementation in resource-constrained settings
- Identify and build collaborations to address high-priority unmet healthcare needs for maternal and newborn health and cancer care in Texas and the US
Who We Are
This event is organized by the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , a multi-disciplinary institute at Rice University and is a leader in health technology research, implementation, and education. Rice360 has a distinctive focus on collaborative medical device innovation to sustainably expand healthcare access.
Our Speakers
The conference will feature an exciting lineup of globally renowned leaders and representatives from key-stakeholder organizations in the areas of maternal and newborn health and cancer care, sharing their experiences to expand access to healthcare in underserved communities as well as innovations and opportunities to address high-priority needs. More information forthcoming, stay tuned!
Open Call for Abstracts and Innovator Marketplace
The submission window for abstracts to present research posters and/or innovation marketplace exhibits opens on August 4, 2025, and closes on September 12, 2025. We are looking to showcase emerging research and device innovations that address increased access to technology-based solutions for unmet healthcare needs, aligned with maternal and newborn health and/or cancer. Apply here: rice360.rice.edu/abstract-submission
Selected submissions will be notified by September 26, 2025.
Registration
Conference Dates: October 27-28, 2025
Register by visiting our registration page.
- Early Registration Period: ends on September 14, 2025
- General Registration Period: September 15 - October 15, 2025
*exclusive merch will be provided for those who register during the early registration period.