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Fertility Clinic Boston IVF Adopts TMRW Life Sciences’ Technology for the Safe Management of Eggs and Embryos

Boston IVF, a leading fertility clinic with more than 25 locations across the U.S., announced today that it has partnered with TMRW Life Sciences to bring cutting-edge technology and automation to its cryostorage and fertility cell management practices. TMRW has created an automated platform for the management, identification, and storage of the frozen eggs and embryos used in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)…

Practice Management Platform Unified Women’s Healthcare and CCRM Fertility Establish Strategic Partnership

Unified Women’s Healthcare (“Unified”), a leading practice management platform in women’s healthcare backed by Altas Partners (“Altas”), funds managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) and Oak HC/FT, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to partner with CCRM Fertility (“CCRM”), a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science. As part of the transaction,…

Stork Club Raises a $30M Series A to Expand its Family-related Services and Fill Gaps in Modern Maternity Care

Stork Club, the company on a mission to modernize healthcare and give people the freedom to build a family on their own terms, has announced its $30M Series A led by General Catalyst, with Hemant Taneja joining the board. Existing investors Bowery Capital, Slow Ventures and angels Jack Altman, founder of Lattice; Zach Sims, founder of Codecademy; Oleg Rogynskyy, founder of People.ai;…

Womens Health Focused Psychedelics Startup Eastra Health Appoints Veteran Pharmacologist and Neuroscientist Emeline Maillet Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer

Women’s health focused psychedelics startup Eastra Health has announced Emeline Maillet Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Maillet is a leading pharmacologist and neuroscientist with over twenty years of experience in academia and pharmaceuticals identifying and testing novel drug treatments for various conditions. Eastra Health is a biotech company dedicated to developing psychedelic-derived medicines designed for women. The company focuses on under-addressed…

Women’s Health Company WOOM Partners with Global Insurer MAPFRE to Improve Women’s Well-being and Reproductive Health in Latin America

Global insurance company MAPFRE and femtech startup WOOM HEALTH have joined forces to improve women’s well-being and reproductive health. WOOM Health uses AI and machine learning techniques backed by medical professionals. The alliance seeks to foster, on behalf of women, a greater and better knowledge and understanding of the functioning and needs of their bodies in the different phases of their reproductive life. WOOM…

Launched: Guided by Glow, a New App Aimed at Guiding Women to Empowered Sexuality

Guided by Glow, a new sexual wellness company focused on sophisticated auditory sensory stimulation has launched its erotic app for Android and Apple devices. Guided by Glow seeks to elevate sexual wellness through guided meditation soundscapes designed to ignite the imagination.  Where other erotic audio apps focus on sexual education and familiarity with the physical body, founder Sayra Player created Guided by…

MFB Fertility Announces a Second Patent for its Proov Lateral Flow Assay Test

Proov, a science-based hormone testing company and the leader in testing urine for PdG to confirm ovulation, has announced that it has received patent issue notification for its second utility patent for a lateral flow assay test. The patent covers Proov’s novel device to detect the analytes of progesterone and other hormones in a single lateral flow assay. As a first-of-its-kind device…

What’s New in Femtech This Week? (June 17, 2021)

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 Kindra raises a $4.5M seed round to further grow its women’s wellness brand focused on menopause. You’ve found some of our exclusive Inner Circle Content. This article…