Earlier this week Jubel Health announced the launch of its app-based personal fertility guide. The platform was built together with leading reproductive doctors and other health experts as a one-stop-shop of resources to support women on their fertility journey. The newly launched Jubel app has been in public beta for a while, and features 24/7 chat for personalized information and insights, fireside…
UAE-based femtech startup Nabta Health has announced its expansion to Saudia Arabia later this year. The company offers personalised healthcare to women in emerging markets using a new model of hybrid healthcare. By combining the best of digital and traditional healthcare, the goal is to empower women to identify and manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in an accessible and affordable manner. “We have…
London-based femtech accelerator FemTech Lab recently kicked off operations and has announced the startup, that are joining the program’s first cohort. FemTech Lab itself follows a three-sprints-structure, where startups focus on product, go-to-market, and finance. The 12-week program also includes workshops and individual mentorship with experts in product design, UX, AI, medicine, digital health, technology, law, finance, and more. Curious who made…
Earlier today LactApp annoucned the launch of LactApp Medical, a new mobile application for breastfeeding advice aimed at professionals. After creating their leading breastfeeding app in 2016, LactApp has now designed a new application that provides useful tools for healthcare professionals who wish to assist breastfeeding mothers and their babies in the best possible way. Unlike LactApp, an app designed for mothers…
Groupe Mutuel and EPFL Innovation Park are joining forces to launch Tech4Eva, the first start-up acceleration program in Switzerland addressing women’s health. The goal of the program is to create community of students, researchers and innovators working together to develop new ideas andtechnologies that improve the health of women. Although based in Switzerland, Tech4Eva is open to start-ups and innovators from anywhere…
The Global Fund and Fondation CHANEL have signed a new agreement to set up a civil society-led fund to strengthen women’s and girls’ engagement in developing health policies, including Global Fund-related processes, in western and central Africa. The partnership, worth $1.5M, will run for three years starting in Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Côte d’Ivoire. Historically, women and girls have been widely excluded…
Atlantic Therapeutics, the Ireland-based company pioneering a non-invasive, wearable treatment for urinary incontinence, today announced it has raised significant new investment from the Dutch Borski Fund and the Western Development Commission in Ireland. The Borski Fund addresses the venture capital gender gap through investments in female-led and femtech companies, and their support for Atlantic Therapeutics is a strong endorsement of the progress…
Mayne Pharma has announced the commercial launch of a generic version of ORTHO-CEPT (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol 0.15 mg / 0.03 mg) tablets to customers in the US. This is the fourth oral contraceptive launched this calendar year after launching generic versions of LOESTRIN 24 FE, ORTHO CYCLEN and ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN. According to IQVIA, the annual US market sales for the four products were…
