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Novalina Medical Founder Helena Grindberg: “Tubal Ligation is the most common method of contraception worldwide. We’ve developed a non-surgical, reversible alternative.”

We often talk about the need to innovate birth control and every once in a while we come across a company, that’s doing some really exciting work in this space, just like Novalina Medical, who are reinventing tubal ligation. But what is tubal ligation anyways? Tubal ligation — also known as having your tubes tied or tubal sterilization — is a type…

Employer Handbook: U.S. Fertility Care in 2020 (Carrot)

Fertility care startup Carrot has recently released a new employer handbook and annual report sharing insights into U.S. fertility care, trends, and workplace impact. Topics include: The evolution of the pursuit to parenthood Many factors have led to a cultural shift that impacts how we think about parenthood. We’ll look at how a handful of these trends have contributed to this change.…

Investments in the Early-Stage Femtech Ecosystem in Times of COVID-19

“How are things with COVID-19 where you’re at? Hope your family is safe and sound!? Baked any sourdough bread yet?” Raise your hand if pretty much all your meetings have started like this over the past few weeks. I know mine have! It’s been quite a ride and a lot has changed. Often it seems like everything has changed and it’s overwhelming…

Survey: The COVID-19 pandemic is influencing consumer health behavior. Are the changes here to stay? (PwC)

PwC’s Health Research Institute has recently released the results of a survey among more than 2500 Americans. The goal was to understand whether the changes in consumer health behavior observed during the COVID-19 pandemic are here to stay. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the economy, the way we work and the health system. A comparison by PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI) of…