Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KCC) has acquired of a majority stake in Thinx, leading company in the reusable period and incontinence underwear category. The company made an initial minority investment in Thinx in 2019. Thinx is a family of four brands dedicated to creating products that support bodies from puberty to post-menopause. Together, Thinx, Thinx (BTWN), Speax by Thinx, and Thinx for All. The…
Another week, another acquisition and this time it’s in the contraception space: SimpleHealth, a telehealth provider in the reproductive health space, is acquiring Emme, a healthtech company focused, known for its Birth Control Smart Case. The acquisition expands SimpleHealth’s birth control prescription delivery and telehealth services while addressing unmet needs in reproductive healthcare through a patient-centered approach. Emme had previously been active…
We talked about Kindbody just last week when the company announced its expansion into DTC with ‘Kind at Home’, a new line of consumer products starting with fertility tests for both women and when. This week the company is making the news again with the acquisition of Vios Fertility Institute, a network of fertility clinics. The acquisition doubles Kindbody’s footprint in the…
Around two years ago Scanwell went to market together with Lemonaid to launch a first-of-its-kind smartphone test for UTIs. Two weeks ago the medtech company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced its acquisition. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BD collaborated with Scanwell to develop the app used with the recently launched BD Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test, an at-home COVID-19…
Femtech startup Femcy has been acquired by Eve World, a women’s health platform founded by seasoned Indian media entrepreneur Tarun Katial earlier this year, for an undisclosed amount. Femcy Founder Nandhini Gopal will join the Eve World team and lead the women’s health vertical at the company; Femcy as a brand will continue to exist and be fully integrated into Eve World’s new…
Women’s Health Pharma company and Merck spin-off Organon, has completed its recently announced acquisition of Forendo Pharma, a clinical-stage drug development company focused on novel treatments in women’s health. Forendo’s lead candidate, FOR-6219, is an investigational, potentially first-in-class oral 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD17B1) inhibitor entering Phase 2 clinical development for endometriosis. Forendo’s pipeline also includes a preclinical program targeting polycystic ovarian…
Edgewell Personal Care Company has announced the acquisition of Billie, a leading U.S. based consumer brand company that offers a broad portfolio of personal care products for women, in an all-cash transaction at a purchase price of $310 million, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction has cleared under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and has closed. Founded in 2017, Billie is a fast…
CooperCompanies has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Generate Life Sciences, a privately held provider of donor egg and sperm for fertility treatments, fertility cryopreservation services and newborn stem cell storage (cord blood & cord tissue). CooperCompanies is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE, that operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing…
