Ireland’s first Femtech Innovation Call, organized by Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), has culminated in the selection of 11 promising startups focused on improving women’s healthcare. This initiative is an advancement in the country’s commitment to women’s health innovations, addressing a range of areas from fertility and menopause to fitness and chronic conditions like Parkinson’s in women. The 11 Winning Startups and…
Today we’re excited to announce that Femtech Insider, the leading media platform in the femtech and women’s health innovation industry, has partnered with Jobbio’s Amply Network, a specialist in talent acquisition technology. Core to this partnership is the launch of Femtech Insider Jobs, a brand-new career platform dedicated to the women’s health innovation industry. Introducing Femtech Insider Jobs By leveraging Femtech Insider’s…
Illumina Ventures Labs, an incubator for early-stage genomics and precision health companies, has officially launched operations in Foster City, California, and Cambridge, United Kingdom. The venture, part of Illumina Ventures, aims to nurture the growth of start-ups in the healthcare sector, particularly those focusing on genomics. Illumina Ventures Labs is finalizing agreements with several startups, providing them access to advanced genomics laboratories…
Gynesonics, a medical device company specializing in women’s healthcare, recently announced the creation of a new Category 1 CPT Code for its Sonata Transcervical RF Ablation Procedure, used in the treatment of uterine fibroids. The American Medical Association (AMA), in collaboration with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), has assigned code 58580 to this procedure, reflecting its integration into current…
With both CES and the JP Morgan conference on the horizon, there’s bound to be plenty to discuss. But before we dive into conference week, let’s delve into a topic that dominated week one of 2024: Eli Lilly’s recent venture, LillyDirect. In today’s Inner Circle brief, we’ll dissect Lilly’s foray into the DTC domain, its significance, and potential impacts on women’s health…
In a recent somewhat buzzworthy Bloomberg report, fertility scale-up Kindbody, a trailblazer and well-known unicorn in the femtech world, has come under scrutiny for allegedly nudging its doctors to ramp up egg retrievals — all in the pursuit of beefier profitability margins and the alluring prospect of an IPO. While Kindbody’s growth tactics are currently center stage, it’s crucial to see this…
The UK medical research sector is uniting to support the introduction of dedicated sex and gender policies in biomedical research. This movement is evidenced by a collective endorsement from 29 organizations, including key research funders and academic publishers, in alignment with The George Institute for Global Health’s Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity (MESSAGE) project. These organizations contribute an estimated £4.1 billion…
2023? It’s a wrap! And as every year we want to take a look back today at the year that was in the world of women’s health innovation. Our Weekly Femtech Insider Brief has been at the center of our work since our launch in 2019. So what better way to reflect than to take a look at the headlines, that got thousands in…