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Every October public service organizations, professional medical associations, government agencies, companies and NGOs team up to organize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease and provide greater access to screening services. According to research by the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in…
The femtech sector is on the rise and many companies in New York are looking for help in their mission to innovate women’s health. And one of these companies could be looking for you right now! Whether you’ve been looking for a new role in femtech for a while or are just starting to think about a career move, finding a company…
Since starting this platform, we’ve realized, that there still is some confusion about what femtech actually is and isn’t. So today we will try to answer the question “What is femtech anyways?” once and for all. What is Femtech? (A Definition) In general femtech refers to software, diagnostics, products and services, that use technology to support women’s health. The term itself was…
