Throughout history women have been considered ‘aberrations’ from the norm, rather than a crucial and vital part of the population to be included in medical trials and long-term studies. This has resulted in missing data sets and a lack of understanding, diagnosis and treatment of many gynecological conditions, as well as unwanted pharmaceutical side effects for non-gynecological diseases, delays in care, underdiagnoses…
Bluestream Health, a telehealth platform designed to power healthcare providers and patients, no matter their location, language, or age, today announced that it has partnered with The Azadi Project to provide virtual care services to refugee women and girls fleeing from countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria for safety in Greece. Azadi is working with refugee women living in some of the harshest conditions with little or no access to basic…
Establishment Labs, a medical technology company focused on women’s health, initially in the breast aesthetics and reconstruction market, announced today that Pratip Dastidar has been appointed Head of Global Operations. Dastidar will join the executive team at Establishment Labs with responsibility for operational transformation and the scaling of global operations; he will also lead the company’s digital transformation initiatives. Dastidar joins Establishment…
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has recently released the results from its 2020 KFF Women’s Health Survey. Women’s access to health care depends greatly on the availability of high-quality providers in their communities as well as their own knowledge about maintaining their health through routine checkups, screenings, and provider counseling. Social determinants of health, structural racism, and experiences with health care providers shape health…
Tulip, the world’s largest egg donor database and trusted resource for intended parents to find their ideal donor, has recently announced the closing of a $1.7M seed round. Launched in November of 2020, Tulip has quickly amassed donors from 90% of the agencies in the U.S. with nearly 20,000 egg donors within its database. The user-friendly, online search platform today helps intended…
JunoDx, a company focused on improving access to vital genetic health information, announced today the closing of an expanded Series A financing round of $25M led by the Perceptive Xontogeny Venture (PXV) Fund. The capital will be used to support clinical validation studies, product development, and commercial launch of JunoDx’s product offerings for noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). “We are excited to partner…
Femasys, a biomedical company focused on women’s health, has reportedly filed for a $40.25M IPO and will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker “FEMY”. We are a biomedical company focused on transforming women’s healthcare by developing novel solutions and next-generation advancements providing significant clinical impact to address severely underserved areas. Our mission is to provide women worldwide with superior minimally-invasive, non-surgical product…
Maternal health startup Oula, combining the best of obstetrics and midwifery care, has announced its partnership with Mount Sinai West, one of New York’s well-respected hospitals. Through this partnership, Oula patients — who receive prenatal, birth, and postpartum care via the company’s collaborative medical team, Brooklyn clinic, and remote care platform — will now be able to deliver their babies at Mount Sinai.…
