Ecosystem

UK Government Launches £1.5M Femtech Challenge Fund as Part of Renewed Women’s Health Strategy

Muse Capital Launches Optima Program to Put Women’s Health Tools Directly in the Hands of Elite Female Athletes

Carrot Launches AI-Powered Fraud Detection System for Global Fertility Claims

Remi Health Raises €5M to Scale Diagnostics-as-a-Service Platform Across Europe

Grove Collaborative Launches “The Unplastic Shop” to Help Reduce Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

iMerit, Segmed, and Advocate Health Release Open-Source 3D Mammography Dataset for AI Research

AI in Women’s Health: Native Build vs. Feature Bolt-on

“This Is Endometriosis” Wins BAFTA for Best British Short Film

The ‘Women’s Health University’ as Scale-up Infrastructure

Axia Women’s Health Partners with Rutgers to Expand Nurse-Midwifery Training

How Healthcare Facilities Shift to Long-Term Staffing Models

10 Macro Themes Shaping Women’s Health Innovation in 2026

EU-Backed READI Project Marks First Year Working to Improve Representation in Clinical Research

UN Report: South-East Asia’s Femtech Sector Has More Than Doubled Since 2021, But Funding Gaps Persist

New Report Finds $100 Billion in Women’s Health Exits Over 25 Years, Challenging “Emerging Market” Narrative

Melinda French Gates Predicts 2026 Will Mark “New Era” for Women’s Health

EQUAL CARE Launches Evidence Register for Sex- and Gender-Informed Medicine

WHO Issues First Global Guideline on Infertility

How Flo Health Built FDA-Ready Infrastructure Without Slowing Innovation

US Soccer Launches Kang Women’s Institute for Women’s Health Research in Sports

American Cancer Society Updates Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines to Include Self-Collection for HPV Testing

The Environmental Blind Spot in Women’s Health

Why Winx Health Chose 6,000 Walgreens Over Pure DTC

American Heart Association, IVI RMA, and AI by HER Launch Global Grant Programs for Women’s Health