Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on all things femtech and women’s health innovation. This is an excerpt from the latest edition. If you’d like to subscribe, you can do so at the bottom of this page.
Highlights
Afynia Laboratories secures $1.5M to advance endometriosis diagnostics with EndomiR.
Noze secures $5M investment from the Gates Foundation for its breath-based disease detection technology.
WellSpring Consumer Healthcare acquires women’s health brand vH essentials.
Intimate health brand INTIMINA launches hormone-supporting supplements.
Materna Medical publishes promising EASE pilot studyresults for pelvic floor dilator use during vaginal delivery.
New clinical data showcases efficacy of Seed Health’s VS-01 vaginal synbiotic in optimizing vaginal microbiome.
Oura and lululemon collaborate to advance women’s health research.
Menstrual care company Sunny earns FDA clearance for its Sunny Cup + Applicator.
In the Know
What It’s Like Doing Olympic Gymnastics During Your Period (Self)
The Age of the Big Latin American Family Is Over (Bloomberg)
The Hype Is Up: Here Is What Is Really Needed to Drive Sales for Menopause Brands (WWD)
States have increased anti-abortion center funding by nearly $500M since Roe was overturned (The 19th)
Some OB-GYNs aren’t getting abortion training, report finds, while pregnancy complications are on the rise (NBC News)
Mothers Are Told That Natural Childbirth Is Best. It Isn’t. (New York Times)
Moms think more about household chores – and this cognitive burden hurts their mental health (The Conversation)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Bayer is looking for a Senior Medical Science Liaison – Women’s Healthcare.
Simplyhealth is hiring a Head of Clinical Product & Operations.
The Joint Commission is hiring a Director, Executive Communications.
Danaher is looking for a BioPharma Workflow Solutions Architect.
The Coalition for the Life Sciences is looking for a Director of the Coalition for the Life Sciences.
Johns Hopkins Medicine is looking for a Nurse Educator – Critical Care.
SonderMind is looking for a Licensed Psychologist (Telehealth).
NYU Langone Health is hiring a Health Physicist.
Axia Women’s Health is looking for an Ultrasound Technologist.
To view more roles or add your own, visit our job board.
