Pharma company Bayer has recently received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As part of the grant, the two organizations have each committed more than $12M over four years to co-fund pre-clinical research activities with the goal of providing women globally with an option for non-hormonal contraception. In addition to research co-funding over a four-year period, Bayer will leverage…
“Women’s ability to participate freely and fully in the workforce is essential to the growth, performance and resilience of the U.S. economy and the businesses which comprise it. Their participation is contingent upon access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including contraception and abortion. These services are used by nearly all women – 99 percent have used contraception and 25 percent have had…
RH Capital has just closed their oversubscribed second fund, bringing total assets under management to over $40 million to tackle reproductive and maternal health equity. In 2019, RH Capital raised a small proof of concept fund with around $5M and has now closed fund II with an additional $38.5M. The fund’s lead investors include Tara Health Foundation, Skoll Foundation, The Impact Seat…
Only weeks ago Ferring announced the launch of Fertility Outreach, a text-based fertility coaching platform. Now the company is back with another portal, FertilityWise, a digital, on-demand series of e-learning modules developed specifically for fertility nurses and advanced practice providers created in collaboratio with EngagedMD. Through a comprehensive online library, which includes modules on reproductive endocrinology to cryopreservation and embryo development, FertilityWise…
TMRW Life Sciences, creator of the automated specimen management platform for frozen eggs and embryos used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) is launching “the world’s most advanced” cryostorage facility, as the company says. Powered by TMRW’s proprietary technology and supported by round-the-clock monitoring, specimens are stored with extensive real-time data capture and reporting, delivering peace of mind to patients and clinics at…
AIVF, a reproductive technology company transforming fertility care, has acquired ART Compass, a leading application for the management of the IVF laboratory. The acquisition of ART Compass expands the AIVF offering and creates considerable traction in the US with an extensive user base. “This first acquisition adds novel capabilities for the expansion and integration of our FertilityOS in clinics,” commented Daniella Gilboa, AIVF CEO and…
Last February Ferring made an investment in fertility platform Robyn. This week the two companies are now launching Fertility Outreach, a jointly created text-based platform, that connects intended parents with trained fertility coaches in real-time. Coaches on the platform provide personalized guidance regarding mindset, emotional, physical, social, and financial well-being at now cost. In the U.S., 1 in 8 couples struggle to…
Wisp, the U.S. based sexual and reproductive health provider has expanded its medical abortion services to 9 U.S. states: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, New Mexico, New York, and Washington. With an average shipping time of 1-2 business days and a $200 price point – 30% less expensive than the national average cost of medical abortion and no insurance required – Wisp is offering the fastest and most affordable services on the…
