The gender health research gap remains a pressing issue in healthcare, as highlighted in a recent Femtech Insider webinar featuring Priyanka Jain of Evvy, investor and board member Jessica Federer, and Geet Khosla of Proem. Their discussion, led by Femtech Insider’s Kathrin Folkendt, revealed not only the depth of the problem but also a range of potential solutions spanning technology, policy, and…
I’ve been writing about the business of women’s health for the better part of the past five years, and it’s always the founders who really continue to amaze me. Most of you will agree that there is undeniable opportunity at the intersection of healthcare and innovation, but building solutions that truly move the needle in women’s health requires more than just a…
This annual initiative is set to raise public awareness and contribute to bridging the gap about female hormonal health. Mira, a hormonal health company providing integrative care and hormonal testing for women, announced the first Sex Hormones Awareness Week in the U.S., set to take place from February 18th to February 24th, 2024. With this initiative, Mira seeks to educate people about their…
On February 13 & 14 this year the healthcare innovation community is coming together again in Boston for Reproductive Health Innovation Summit. Each year the 2-day event invites selected startups to pitch their solutions in front of industry leaders and investors. Just recently the finalists, who were selected by 10 leading VCs in the space, were announced. Selection committee members included David Sable…
On April 26 and 27, 2022 the European femtech community is coming together again in Basel (Switzerland) for the 2nd edition of Women’s Health Innovation Summit Europe. Each year the 2-day event invites selected startups to pitch their solutions in front of industry leaders and investors. Just recently the finalists, who were selected by 13 leading VCs in the space, were announced. Selection…
On September 29 and 30, 2022 the North American femtech community is coming together again in Boston for the 4th edition of Women’s Health Innovation Summit. Each year the 2-day event invites selected startups to pitch their solutions in front of industry leaders and investors. Just recently the finalists, who were selected by 10 leading VCs in the space, were announced. Selection…
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…
Choir, a diversity-tech platform and certification for finance conferences, launches today to make industry events more representative of the U.S. population. Choir’s proprietary algorithm uses hundreds of data points to assess the prominence and visibility of women, non-binary people and people of color on stages – setting the first industry benchmark for conference diversity, the Choir Certification. Choir then uses this data…
