A new global industry coalition, that aims to dramatically increase access for all patient populations in clinical trials and research was launched today. The alliance of life sciences and healthcare organizations seeks to accelerate the broad adoption of patient-focused, decentralized clinical trials and research. The Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) plans to unite stakeholders, including healthcare companies, regulators, patient groups and…
This week another edition of Springboard’s Dolphin Tank took place and this time the team partnered with P&G. Startups focused on women’s health and wellness were invited to present their ideas to a panel of judges. Contrary to the infamous Shark Tank TV show, at Dolphin Tank events entrepreneurs pitch for support, feedback and advice, not funding. Springboard‘s mission has always been…
RWJBarnabas Health, the largest academic health care system in New Jersey, has amplified its efforts to address equity and systemic racism to promote an antiracist culture throughout the organization and the communities it serves. Ending Racism, Together focuses on creating racial, ethnic and cultural equity, prioritizing those communities that are most disenfranchised and experience poor health, and social, economic, and educational outcomes due to the…
Karen Heng, who we got to speak to earlier this week, is a bit of a serial entrepreneur. “I’ve always started businesses and brought ideas to life. I can tell you about starting an offline magazine, a vegan restaurant in Singapore, a denim fashion brand, a wellness lifestyle product, a mobile payments app in Brazil. If you can think it, I’ve probably…
You heard it here first! With FemTech Lab London gets a new femtech accelerator, that is looking to help femtech entrepreneurs get their companies investment ready. But who’s involved? What can startups expect? And how does a virtual accelerator operate in times of COVID-19? We asked the two founders Katia Lang and Karina Vazirova to tell us more! Applications for the first…
In our “Starter Story” series we invite femtech founders to share their stories of how it all began. How did they come up with the idea? Where did they meet their cofounders and what was the hardest part of going from 0 to 1? In today’s Starter Story we get to share Awkward Essentials‘ founding story as told my founder Frances Tang.…
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Can femtech help the NHS? In our brand new Femtech TV series no other than DigitalHealth.London’s Jenny Thomas sits down with experts from across the NHS and UK digital health ecosystem to explore just that! Tune in and and if you like check out the other episodes in this series on Femtech TV! In this episode, Jenny Thomas speaks with Mridula Pore, Peppy‘s Co-founder…