Get more Drug Discovery insight with our FREE newsletter Guest Column | December 12, 2025 By Sarah M. Temkin, MD, FACS; Melissa S. Wong, MD, MSHS; and Wendy B. Young, Ph.D. Women’s health remains an underdeveloped frontier in drug innovation. Despite representing over half of the population, women remain underrepresented in the data, models, and design of research that drives biopharmaceutical discovery and development.