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
Visby Medical raises $55M for its at-home STI testing platform
Commons Clinic raises $26M in Series B funding to expand its multi-specialty platform including women’s health.
PS Fertility raises $3.5M in Series A funding for its male fertility diagnostic test.
ReproTech invests in fertility-focused electronic witnessing system developer Matcher Technologies.
TMRW acquires Cryogatt‘s patents to enable digital upgrades for fertility specimen storage systems.
Progyny expands its women’s health platform with pelvic floor therapy services; partners with Hinge and Origin.
June Health launches its employer-focused virtual care platform for midlife women’s health in Canada.
Inne receives UK and European approval for its novel saliva-based contraception method.
Femasys receives European approval for FemBloc non-surgical permanent birth control.
WHO issues first global guideline for sickle cell disease management during pregnancy.
The World Tennis Association (WTA) introduces ranking protection for players undergoing fertility treatments.
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In the Know
How Kindred Bravely Is Making Postpartum Care More Accessible with HSA/HSA Through Flex (Femtech Insider)
Can Menopause Be Funny? (The New York Times)
Maybe the teen mental health crisis is actually a sleep crisis (STAT News)
Shifting the Narrative in Women’s Health (Medscape)
Inaccurate and misogynistic: why we need to make the term ‘hysterectomy’ history (The Conversation)
I was diagnosed with PCOS – and was soon drowning in misinformation (The Guardian)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Hims & Hers is hiring a Sr. Manager, Paid Search.
Midi is looking for a Lifecycle Marketing Manager – Activation.
Seven Starling is looking for a Revenue Cycle Manager.
The Gates Foundation is looking for an Associate Strategy Officer, Foundation Strategy Office.
Pomelo Care is hiring a Director of Growth, New Ventures.
Ro is looking for an Associate Director of Clinical Product Strategy.
To view more roles, visit our job board.
