Investors Target Healthcare to Drive Innovation and Greater Equity


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At this year's Impact Investor Conference, leading voices in the sector discussed the challenges and opportunities of investing to boost innovation and expand access to healthcare.

This quest for additionality requires a focus on underserved areas of healthcare, and in particular early-stage companies developing the innovations that will drive healthcare in the future.

Large listed equity players like Axa IM have a crucial role to play in tackling global health challenges.

To be deemed true impact investors they needed to demonstrate they could balance the dual objectives of innovation and equitable access.

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