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Whitepaper: Digital Therapeutics, an Opportunity for Italy (Smith Kline Foundation’s Tendenze Nuove)

Reports, Research February 9, 2021
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The official journal of the Smith Kline Foundation, Tendenze Nuove, has recently published the White Paper “Digital Therapeutics, an Opportunity for Italy”. The recommendations presented in the document represent the first step to introduce the new class of digital therapeutics into medical practice in Italy, following other countries like Germany, France or the UK that have already implemented them. The whitepaper consists…

Event: Female Founders’ Conference “Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow.” + Free Ticket Give Away

Events, News February 9, 2021
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Will the next unicorn be built by an all male team…again? The Female Founders team thinks it’s time for change! Tech and innovation has been a space dominated by men for too long and now is the time to finally bring more women into our ecosystem and enable them to build category-defining companies. Known for its accelerator program targeted at female founders,…

Birth Control Delivery Company Pandia Health Launches in Colorado

Access, News, Reproductive Health February 9, 2021
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If there’s anything the last year and the global pandemic taught us, it’s that we need the products and services we use delivered in the safest and most convenient way possible. A birth control delivery and telemedicine company is launching in Colorado to make life easier and healthier for women. Pandia Health is the only women-founded, women-led, doctor-led birth control delivery company. Founded in…

Women’s Health Biotech Company Aspira Plans to Raise $45M with Its Recently Announced Public Offering of Common Stock

Exit, Investment, News, Oncology, Pelvic Health, Women's Health February 8, 2021
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Aspira, a bio-analytical based women’s health company focused on gynecologic disease, has announced plans to raise $45 million through a public offering of common stock. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for sales and marketing, working capital and other general corporate purposes, including investing in additional key strategic hires, product portfolio expansion and research and development. Aspira…

Veteran Biotech Executive Elizabeth Cormier-May Joins Women’s Health Startup Mammogen as the Company’s New CEO

Biotech, Breast Health, Career, Oncology, Women's Health February 7, 2021
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Mammogen, a women’s health startup born at the intersection of data, technology and science has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Cormier-May as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Mammogen. She will begin her new role on March 1st, 2021.   In her new role, Cormier-May will lead efforts to develop, validate and commercialize the company’s flagship liquid biopsy program for…

Event: Contraception Innovation Summit + Free Ticket Give Away

Events, Reproductive Health, Women's Health February 7, 2021
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In 2021 the team behind Women’s Health Innovation Summit is organizing a series of events leading up to its signature event in the fall. The first of these events, the Contraception Innovation Summit will take place virtually on February 23, 2021 and we are excited to be giving away one ticket to a member of the Femtech Insider Community. Innovation in the contraception industry…

Hologic and Google Cloud Announce Collaboration to Advance Next Generation Digital Diagnostic Capabilities in Cervical Cancer Screening

News, Oncology, Partnership, Pelvic Health February 7, 2021
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Hologic announced today a multi-year strategic collaboration with Google Cloud that will feature the integration of Google Cloud’s machine learning (ML) technologies with Hologic’s cutting-edge Genius Digital Diagnostics System to transform screening and accelerate the eradication of cervical cancer across the globe. Genius Digital Diagnostics is the first digital cytology platform to combine artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced digital imaging to help identify pre-cancerous…

Femtech Startup Expectful Raises a $3M Seed Round to Expand Its Maternal Health Offering

Digital Health, Investment, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Motherhood, News, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, Women's Health February 6, 2021
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Expectful recently announced its $3M seed round led by Harlem Capital. Indicator Ventures, Sequoia Scout Fund, Joyance Partners, Break Trail Ventures, Chinagona Ventures, Powerhouse Capital, AVG Basecamp Fund and Babylist also participated. Angel investors included Ellen Pao, Mike Smith and Ashley Mayer. The round also included $1.2 million in convertible SAFE notes, making the financing round a total of $4.2 million. Expectful…