EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of German Merck KGaA in the U.S. and Canada, has launched Fertility LifeLines, a patient support program, based on input from reproductive health medical professionals and patients on their fertility journey. The new Fertility LifeLines portal combines all patient support aspects – from financial assistance and access to resources, to the ability to contact live support staff – within a single…
Kindbody is opening a new fertility clinic and IVF lab in Minneapolis, MN. The announcement marks Kindbody’s first foray into the Midwest and 10th clinic in total, all providing preconception through postpartum care directly to employers and consumers. Kindbody’s Minneapolis clinic was built to serve the growing demand for the full spectrum of fertility care by local employers and residents, which is home to 18 Fortune…
Expecting, a startup with the mission to bring transparency and credibility to the fertility market with a curated database of egg donors, surrogates, fertility clinics and agencies, has raised a $1M seed round from a group of US & Israeli investors. The company connects intended parents with fertility agencies and clinics and digitizes the recruitment process of egg donor and surrogate candidates,…
CooperCompanies has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Generate Life Sciences, a privately held provider of donor egg and sperm for fertility treatments, fertility cryopreservation services and newborn stem cell storage (cord blood & cord tissue). CooperCompanies is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE, that operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing…
Dr Louise Rix, a former VC at Forward Partners, is making the leap into a startup operator role and joining fertility startup Béa Fertility as the company’s new Chief Medical Officer. She will bring both tech and health expertise to her new role, is a qualified medical doctor and spent several years on the NHS frontline. Béa Fertility was co-founded by femtech…
Mira is the creator of an at-home test that offers a personalized and lab-quality tracking system for monitoring women’s reproductive health. It uses patented AI algorithms to accurately measure the levels of major hormones in a woman’s urine to provide a holistic view of a woman’s reproductive health. Today the company announces that it has received a greenlight from the FDA for…
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…
