Every Monday we share a quick “best of” from the week that was in the world of women’s health innovation with our Inner Circle members. What’s trending in the Femtech Insider community and beyond? Read on!
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👉 Femtech x TED
A couple of months ago Vira Health Co-Founder Andrea Berchowitz’s TED talk “The link between menopause and gender inequity at work” hit a nerve and got over 400.000 views within the first 48 hours. A sign that interest in menopause and women’s health overall is on the rise? We certainly hope so! To mark the occasion we thought we’d share two more TEDx talks from founders in our community for you to enjoy!
Women’s Brain Project Co-founder & CEO Antonella Santuccione Chadha’s talk “The new frontier of medicine is precision”: The safety and efficacy of a medical treatments change a lot according to the patient’s specific characteristics ranging from sex and gender to proteomics, genomics, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity and beyond . Antonella Santuccione Chadha, a medical doctor and a researcher with great experience in the field of mental and neurological disorders, is keenly interested in removing bias when developing solutions for mental and neurological diseases to achieve precision medicines. Its mission is the development of targeted treatments, with the help of artificial intelligence because "the average patient does not exist in reality".
Pandia Health Co-founder & CEO Sophia Yen’s talk “Making Periods Optional”: The Curse. Aunt Flo. It’s just part of what we have to put up with as women. Or is it? Dr. Sophia Yen, CEO and co-founder of the doctor-led birth control delivery service Pandia Health, says no. Unless you’re trying to get pregnant, periods are optional. Fewer periods, and birth control pills delivered to your door, would make life a lot easier for millions of women.
👉 Spotlight: Berlin
Our coverage of Keleya’s €3M Series A generated a lot of interest last week. A sign of the times as Berlin is ramping up to become another femtech hotspot in Europe. Besides being the home of period tracking app Clue, a pioneer in our space, there are quite a few noteworthy, local startups looking to follow in the company's footsteps. So without further due, here’s our selection of Berlin-based early-stage start-ups we’re watching closely these days:
inne’s minilab lets women track their fertility and ovulation through an innovative, daily saliva test.
Leila is a one-stop shop for women, men, and couples who want to understand their fertility better.
Femna is a virtual clinic for holistic women’s health.
her1 is a DTC company selling plant-based products that support female gut health
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👉 Telehealth Utilization Trends (Center for Connected Medicine)
The Center for Connected Medicine and KLAS have released the results of a new survey conducted among hospital leaders and found that in a majority of organizations telehealth today accounts for less than 20% of visits. And although many believe that this number is still being inflated by the pandemic, organizations plan to further invest in telehealth. Areas of focus are mental health and chronic care.
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👉 Market Map: E-Pharmacies (7Wire Ventures)
7Wire Ventures has released a new market map covering the E-Pharmacies sector in the U.S. What stood out, besides the actual market map, is the personas they identified.
"These segments drive meaningfully different system wide implications. While Seriously Sick consumers represent ~5% of the population, these individuals account for over a third of the costs, largely driven by the high price tag of specialty drugs. Likewise, Complex & Chronic consumers account for another third of the costs and are the most likely to be overwhelmed by complex drug regimens."
