Everlywell parent company Everly Health has acquired Natalist, a company offering consumers conception and pregnancy essentials that are 100% plastic neutral alongside evidence-based educational resources. Launched in August 2019, Natalist is built on the values of evidence, education, and usability. Natalist’s mission from the get-go was to reduce the shame, misinformation, and outdated product offerings, the founding team around Halle Tecco, experienced…
Fertility care and research center CCRM Fertility Colorado is partnering with TMRW Life Sciences to introduce automated technology to its specimen management and cryostorage practices. TMRW has created the an automated platform for the management, identification and care of frozen eggs and embryos used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, a process run manually for decades in fertility clinics worldwide. “At CCRM, we are committed to…
Women’s health pharma company Organon has launched a new website, Fertility Journey, with the goal to inform and empower people with resources and information needed to navigate the process of fertility care. The website aims to meet people wherever they are on their fertility journey and equip them with knowledge and questions for consideration to feel prepared and empowered throughout their journey. “Infertility…
Fertility company Kindbody has appointed Dean Morbeck, Ph.D. as its first Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Morbeck is a leading researcher in the area of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and brings more than 25 years of experience in the field to the company. He will apply his scientific expertise and highly specialized areas of research to support Kindbody’s full-service family-building service offering as the…
Proov, a science-based hormone testing company, has received patent issue notification for its third utility patent, protecting the use of a LH test to identify the opening of the fertile window and the later use of a separate PdG test to identify the closing of the fertile window. The patented method protects uses associated with Proov’s soon to be announced app platform,…
Toronto-based DTC Fertility startup Bird & Be has announced a $1.8M financing round led by BAM Ventures, an early-stage consumer fund founded by Brian Lee, co-founder and former CEO of LegalZoom and the Honest Company. Other investors participating in the round are Elliot Cohen, Co-founder of PillPack, Slow Ventures, JJ Wilson , Judy Brooks, HaloHealth, Backbone Angels, and Fitt Ventures. Bird & Be offers direct-to-consumer, personalized at-home kits designed…
Best Shot, a fertility medication management and small group therapy platform, and The Fertility Tribe, an online fertility community in the U.S., have announced the launch of Rescripted, a merger between the two brands. The new direct-to-consumer business applies the technology-enabled care platform developed by Best Shot to The Fertility Tribe’s existing community and digital publishing platform, delivering seamless tools and resources…
Virtual Fertility Clinic Apricity has appointed gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr. Luca Sabatini as the company’s new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Sabatini will work alongside the founders to help implement Apricity’s clinical strategy. Apricity wants to address some of the greatest challenges in fertility through technology. The appointment of Dr. Sabatini comes as Apricity experiences rapid growth, with an expansion into Spain planned…
