1337 Ventures has announced the launch of Alpha Startups Inno4Her, Southeast Asia’s first femtech-focused accelerator program. The eight-week program aims to help startups validate ideas, achieve product-market fit, and scale their businesses in the women’s health sector. “Femtech is still nascent in Southeast Asia, but we see its immense potential to transform women’s healthcare,” said Bikesh Lakhmichand, CEO and founding partner of…
Hippocratic AI has launched its Healthcare AI Agent App Store, a platform enabling clinicians to create AI solutions for patient care across multiple specialties. The platform’s founding clinicians have already developed over 300 AI agents covering more than 25 medical specialties. The founding contributors include specialists across various healthcare fields. Among them, Dr. Vanessa Dorismond focuses on cervical cancer check-ins, Kristina Dulaney…
Eli Health has unveiled the Hormometer, a saliva-based hormone analysis device that transforms smartphones into portable hormone analyzers, at CES 2025 this week. The device also won Best of Innovation in the CES Innovation Awards 2025 program for Digital Health. “At Eli Health, we are creating unprecedented access to hormone health insights, providing individuals with the tools they need to better understand…
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In the US where $150 billion sits largely untouched in Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and $3 billion in Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds are forfeited annually, Tom Griffiths discovered a critical gap in healthcare finance: millions of Americans have access to tax-advantaged healthcare funds but don’t know how or where to use them. “Most people have no idea what they can spend…
Daré Bioscience and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will kick off 2025 with a powerful message at Nasdaq MarketSite: “Dare to Invest in Women’s Health.” The organizations will mark the first trading day of the year by ringing the closing bell, bringing attention to the critical need for investment in women’s health innovation. The ceremony will highlight Daré’s recent…
Noom, the digital healthcare company focused on chronic disease prevention, has announced the addition of oral medications to its Noom Med offerings, starting with Metformin for weight loss treatment. Metformin is a common medication primarily used for managing type 2 diabetes that may be prescribed off-label when clinically appropriate to aid weight loss. The medication works by reducing appetite and enhancing insulin…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the launch of DiscoverWHR, a new research discovery platform developed through a collaboration between the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The platform serves as a centralized hub for women’s health research, bringing together NIH-funded resources including open funding opportunities, awarded research projects, clinical trials, and…
