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Melinda French Gates has announced a $250 million global open call, “Action for Women’s Health,” to fund organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health. This initiative, launched through her organization Pivotal Ventures, is part of a larger $1 billion commitment to advance women’s power globally by 2026. For far too long, women’s health has been underfunded, overlooked, and misunderstood. There’s…
Levy Health has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to further develop its clinical decision support platform for fertility diagnosis. The round was led by XYZ Ventures, with participation from Atlantic Labs and Possible Ventures. Founded in 2022 by Caroline Mitterdorfer, Silvia Hecher, and Dr. Theresa Vilsmaier, Levy Health aims to speed up the process of diagnosing fertility issues in women. The…
Medtech company INNITIUS has announced promising results from its FineBirth Clinical Trial-1 (FB-CT1) for its novel Fine Birth device, designed to improve the diagnosis of threatened preterm labor (TPTL). Preterm birth, occurring in approximately 500,000 cases annually in the EU alone, is a critical public health issue responsible for over 1 million deaths each year globally. It remains the leading cause of…
Maven Clinic, the world’s largest virtual clinic for women’s and family health, has announced a $125 million Series F funding round. This investment brings Maven’s total funding to over $425 million and establishes it as the highest valued digital health company in the women’s and family health sector. The funding round was led by StepStone Group, with participation from existing investors including…
SimX, a virtual reality (VR) medical simulation platform, has been awarded a $1.25 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The grant will fund the development of a VR medical simulation training curriculum focused on women’s health, addressing pressing challenges within the DAF. The San Jose-based company will collaborate…
The gender health research gap remains a pressing issue in healthcare, as highlighted in a recent Femtech Insider webinar featuring Priyanka Jain of Evvy, investor and board member Jessica Federer, and Geet Khosla of Proem. Their discussion, led by Femtech Insider’s Kathrin Folkendt, revealed not only the depth of the problem but also a range of potential solutions spanning technology, policy, and…
Beli, a company known for its fertility and prenatal supplements, has launched at-home fertility testing kits for both men and women. This new offering aims to provide users with data-driven insights into their reproductive health, complementing Beli’s existing line of supplements. The company has partnered with IHDLab to develop these testing kits. For men, the test measures four key fertility hormones: Testosterone,…
