About two weeks ago the femtech world was in uproar yet again as the New York Times article “Why did Facebook reject those ads?” brought attention to the difficulties around advertising faced by many companies in the women’s and sexual health space. This most recent discussion was triggered by a new report released by the Center for Intimacy Justice (CIJ), a nonprofit…
It’s been a couple of exciting months at Clue. Co-founder and femtech pioneer Ida Tin stepped down as CEO, the company received FDA clearance for its digital contraceptive Clue Birth Control and last December a new €16M round of funding to take the new product to market in the U.S. was announced. This post is about Clue, but also about the rise…
Thrive, a value-driven agency specializing in powerful health and behavior change content, campaigns and programs has recently released a new report discussing “how femtech and other digital platforms can overcome barriers to health access”. Even in the UK with a public health system that guarantees care for all, there are critical barriers still stopping women accessing face-to-face health services and information. Thrive’s…
Heather Delaney, the Founder and Managing Director of Gallium Ventures, a tech communications consultancy, has been the CES hero we all didn’t know we needed, but got this year. While many of us were back in yet another pandemic lockdown she was out and about and one of the around 40,000 attendees who “defied the odds” and made the trip to Las…
Just a few weeks ago the UK Department of Health & Social Care shared its Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England, a directional document that has garnered a lot of attention in the UK and beyond. The findings in this report are largely based on input collected last spring as part of a Call for Evidence seeking input from patients,…
Last week menstrual health advocacy & innovation organization Madami by MH Hub and PERIOD., a U.S.-based non-profit dedicated to advancing the menstrual movement have released a new Glossary for the Global Menstrual Movement. This new holistic document was developed in consultation with experts and advocates from across the menstrual health ecosystem and is a helpful tool for all of us in the…
A couple of months ago I got my first Oculus and *really* got into Beat Saber. And while I still do enjoy the occasional VR gaming experience, lately I’ve become even more aware of and excited about the opportunities the Metaverse has to offer beyond gaming (Also in healthcare! More on that soon!) and I was quite intrigued when I saw the…
BioInnovation Institute (BII), a non-for profit Foundation known for incubating and advancing world-class life science research, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate efforts to discover translational world-class research to identify new technologies and solutions that can improve the health of women and girls across the world, including low-income countries. The grant supports BII’s vision to strengthen the…
