Xosomix, a pre-clinical drug discovery company focused on harnessing diagnostic and therapeutic use of exosomes, the critical communication and transport mediators of the body, announced today the awarding of phase I SBIR grant from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). This grant will enable Xosomix to develop an early diagnostic biomarker for endometriosis. Approximately 10% of…
After receiving numerous questions from single dads about how to talk to their daughters about menstruation, INTIMINA, a brand dedicated to caring for women’s intimate health and breaking taboos, conducted a survey of 1.258 dads in the US, UK, France, Italy and Spain with daughters between the ages of 10 and 15 last July. The goal of the survey was to determine how…
Apiafrique, a Senegalese social business that develops innovative and environmentally friendly products for women and babies, in partnership with It4life, IDinsight, YUX and DIT, has launched Weerwi, a new platform to ‘break the cycle’ and accompany girls toward a better understanding of their menstrual cycle. The tools on the Weerwi platform are designed to give girls the information they need to understand their…
It’s been a busy week at Hello Inside, a European digital health startup that uses continuous glucose monitoring (in short: CGM) to empower its users with data and insights about their bodies helping them make the best possible decisions when it comes to nutrition and health. The company’s mission is to make “scientific self care” a reality and it has now landed…
Every day around 300 million people around the world menstruate. And 90% of the period products they use are single use products, which cause waste and pollution. Vyld, a Berlin-based period care company is looking to change that. And they’re looking to change it with seaweed. Vyld’s “Kelpon” tampon as well as all packaging are made from seaweed aka kelp, which is…
AIMA Laboratories (AIMA), a preclinical FemTech company dedicated to developing new products that fill current gaps in gynecological health, is teaming up with Innovative Health Diagnostics (IHD), a CLIA- and FDA-certified lab, to develop and deliver a new and reliable at-home blood test to detect endometriosis. “We’re thrilled to partner with AIMA to offer a service that provides actionable results and allows millions of…
Medical device start-up Hera Biotech has raised $1.9M in seed funding to support the commercialization of MetriDx, the company’s non-surgical diagnostic test for endometriosis. Investors in this round include Coyote Ventures, Stella Angels, Althea Group Ventures, and the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute. Hera Biotech plans to use the new funds to complete an in-patient human clinical study, expand its IP portfolio, and…
US-based femtech startup 28 is on a mission to support those who menstruate adapt their workouts nutrition and other wellness activities to their cycle. The company, which was founded in 1.5 years ago and bootstrapped to date, has now raised $3.2M in seed funding led by Thiel Capital. Other investors participating in the round include Learn Capital, Steel Perlot and private angel…
