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Join us for WBC's Women's Capital Summit
May 21-22, 2025 • New York
The WBC Women’s Capital Summit aims to provide valuable insights into the world of capital, offering a deep understanding of its dynamics, strategic relevance at different stages of a company’s growth, and the effective utilization of capital resources.
CEO/Co-Founder, LUMINELLE
Allison London Brown has 20+ years of diverse medical device, consumer and pharmaceutical experience in Healthcare. She has a passion to improve global healthcare through scientific discovery, technology, access and commercial excellence. Her core strengths include M&A deal planning and execution, pipeline strategy, product/service launches and commercial growth with over 90 launches in her career. She leverages her insights, experience and network to support others in fulfilling their own aspirations, including successful funding for start-ups, non-profits and M&A transactions.
Allison was CEO/Co-Founder of LUMINELLE leading to a successful exit in 4Q24 to Caldera Medical, a global leader in women’s health. LUMINELLE is focused on point of care diagnosis of Uterine Cancer and other Disorders with the LUMINELLE Bx (Biopsy) System, leveraging the proprietary LUMINELLE Endoscopic platform.
She currently serves as a Board Member for Plakous Therapeutics, a fractional Commercial Strategist for Galaxy Diagnostics and other start-ups in the area. She also supports the Medtech, Life Science and entrepreneurial community having served on the Executive Board for CED (Center for Entrepreneurial Development) and First Flight Venture Center.
Previously, she co-founded Aegis Women’s Health Technologies, focused on prevention of Urinary Tract Infection, an early-stage medical device start-up in RTP. And most recently served as Global Vice President of Marketing, Medical Education and Training for Bioventus, a global leader in Orthobiologics.
She was employed by Johnson & Johnson for 10 yrs. in R&D, operations, strategic marketing and sales leadership roles within multiple divisions. She served as General Manager of the Maternal Fetal Care Division of GE Healthcare, VP of Corporate Strategy & Communications at Healthways, and Chief Operating/Commercial Officer of Stanley Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare technology company and division of Stanley/Black & Decker, facilitating and implementing a $274MM HC technology acquisition.
Ms. London Brown graduated from Auburn University in Textile Sciences, concentrating in Medical Textiles. She earned her Master of Science Degree at North Carolina State University, in Polymer Chemistry, where she extensively researched the healing properties of Chitosan. In addition, Ms. London Brown earned an MBA from Temple University, Fox School of Business. She is the author of three publications, co-inventor of 11 issued patents, and speaker at various programs for Women in STEM, Leadership and Strategy.
