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.
Pictured: The BoobyBiome Founding Team Dr. Tara O’Driscoll, Dr. Sioned Jones, and Dr. Lydia Mapstone. Image: BoobyBiome
Highlights
BoobyBiomeraises £2.5M to preserve breast milk’s hidden microbiome.
Lōvu Health raises $8M Series A for its AI-powered maternal health platform.
Prenaitalsecures $1.57M to advance AI-powered prenatal screening technology.
Fraiya launches an NHS trial of AI pregnancy ultrasounds after £3.5M funding and CE marking.
JAMA launches a dedicated women’s health channel to address research and evidence gaps.
Zepp Health acquiresWild.AI assets to integrate hormone-informed coaching into Amazfit devices.
FDA approves Henlius-Organon Denosumab biosimilars for osteoporosis and bone cancer treatment.
Wellcome Leap and Pivotalcommit $100 Million to research on conditions that disproportionately affect women.
This week’s newsletter is sponsored by WHH:
🚀 Women’s Health Horizons (WHH) is the premier gathering of the most influential super-connectors in women’s health today.
WHH convenes bold leaders, visionary thinkers, and key decision-makers all in one place, at one time to confront the most urgent challenges shaping women’s health in 2025 and beyond. Led by industry pioneers and focused on action, we bring together all corners of the ecosystem: From FemTech founders, VCs, policymakers, and patient perspectives, to payers, providers, life science leaders, and advocacy experts.
The inaugural event on October 15 & 16 in Boston has over 50 speakers confirmed, including:
🎤 Dr. Mitzi Krockover (WomanCentered & Beyond the Paper Gown)
🎤 Liz Powell (G2G Consulting & Women’s Health Advocates)
🎤 Shelley Amster (ShelleyCO & 3Daughters)
🎤 Vasanta Pundarika (Lotuspring and Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation)
Attendees can expect expert-led panels, visionary keynotes, and interactive workshops, designed as the critical convening point where dialogue turns into action and change.
Register today – early bird tickets expire September 15 👇
In the Know
The Femtech Positioning Problem (Femtech Insider)
Innovation Finally Addresses Pregnancy Loss: From Digital Support to Diagnostic Breakthroughs (Femtech Insider)
Flying Blind: unveiling the patchy landscape of global R&D for endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome and uterine fibroids (Impact Global Health)
Surrogacy: The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It? (Wired)
I created my own AI medical team. It changed how my doctors treated my cancer. (STAT News)
World’s ‘oldest baby’: what a 30-year-old embryo tells us about the future of fertility (The Conversation)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Willbe is hiring a Head of Sales and Marketing.
Ellele Health is hiring a Partnership Manager.
Bloomlife is looking for a Chief Commercial Officer.
Gaia is looking for a Head of Product.
Allara is looking for a Senior Growth Product Manager.
The Gates Foundation is hiring a Senior Program Officer, Diagnostics Innovation.
Everly Health is looking for a Brand Designer.
Cayaba Care is hiring a Manager, Community Outreach and Strategic Partnerships.
Oula Health is looking for a Senior Manager of Expansion and Enablement.
Herself Health is hiring a Clinic Manager.
Seven Starling is looking for a Clinical Recruiter.
To view more jobs, visit our job board. Are you hiring? Promote your role to our audience!
