Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on “all things femtech and women’s health innovation”. This is the latest edition. If you’re interested in subscribing, you can do so at the bottom of this page.
Highlights
TMRW Life Sciences raises $105M to accelerate the global rollout of its automated platform for IVF egg and embryo management.
Women’s wellness CBD brand House of Wise raises a $2M seed round to invest in growth.
Sexual wellness brand maude raises a $5.8M Series A to invest in growth and internationalization.
Babytech company Owlet goes public.
Eggschain secures its first patent for the tracking of genetic material via blockchain.
INVO Bioscience appoints Barbara Levy as Senior VP, Global Clinical Integration to drive the company’s global OB/GYN Channel Strategy.
Mombox acquires WellNested to provide a full suite of postnatal care services to support new moms.
University Hospitals and pregnancy app Babyscripts announce a new collaboration.
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In the Know
Star Power: These Celebrities have contributed to Kindbody’s recent $62M Series C (Femtech Insider)
Jeeva wants to help increase patient diversity in clinical trials. (Femtech Insider)
Sex Difference in COVID-19 Outcomes (Femtech Insider)
Despite industry buzz, femtech funding still lags (MobiHealthNews)
Perimenopause: The Xennial Women’s Health Issue No One’s Talking Enough About (Huffington Post)
Fickle funding: gender imbalance in venture capital leaves femtech underfunded (Private Equity News)
Men fill more than 9 in 10 biopharma CEO positions, an inequity that costs women more than $500M in pay each year (Business Insider)
How women are recruited into the international human egg trade business. (Genetic Literacy Project)
Medical research by women is cited less often than those by men (Medical News Today)
5 New Trials Recruiting in Ignored Areas of Women’s Health (Clinical Trials Arena)
Heinz is developing Period, a cocoa-based drink to aid menstrual health (The Grocer)
Who’s Hiring?
Everlywell is hiring a Data Protection Program Manager.
Future Family is looking for an Account Executive.
Twentyeight Health is hiring a Partnership Manager.
Oova is looking for a Head of Brand and Growth Marketing.
Hers is hiring a Head of Investor Relations.
