OCON Healthcare, a women’s health company which develops, manufactures and commercializes innovative 3D intrauterine drug delivery devices based on its patented IUB (Intra-Uterine Ball) platform, announced new positive world-wide data exploring the efficacy and safety of IUB Ballerine, the company’s smart 3D hormone-free intrauterine contraceptive. The real-world data, collected carefully from 101,583 women by OCON Healthcare’s partners in 24 countries where the…
According to a new survey commissioned by SimpleHealth, an online reproductive health control provider and prescriber, just ten percent of patients who rely on telemedicine services for birth control would return to in-person care for birth control after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. SimpleHealth asked 100,000 people who get their birth control online from a broad range of providers, including Nurx and the Pill Club. According to…
Earlier this week Pill Club announced that Liz Meyerdirk is joining the company as CEO. Liz was a founding member of Uber Eats and helped grow it into a $30B+ business. She also joins Pill Club’s board. Founder and former CEO, Nick Chang, is staying on as president and executive chairman. Liz Meyerdrink joins Pill Club at a time when women’s health…
SimpleHealth, an online reproductive health provider, is is waiving the $20 consultation fee for all unemployed women seeking access to birth control through the end of January 2021. The announcement comes after reports indicated that of the 140,000 jobs lost in the last month, nearly all of them were held by women – the overwhelming majority of which were held by women of color. SimpleHealth can ship…
In our “Starter Story” series we invite femtech founders to share their stories of how it all began. How did they come up with the idea? Where did they meet their cofounders and what was the hardest part of going from 0 to 1? In today’s Starter Story we get to share DigiD8’s founding story as told by co-founder Barghavi Govindarajan. DigiD8‘s mission…
Building on its 173-year history of advancing medicine, science and public health, The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) has announced its convening of NYC and national experts to advance research and policy change for maternal and child health equity. NYAM recently launched a 13-member Women’s Health Research & Well-being Workgroup, and on January 12, 2021 will host a virtual Maternal and Child…
Earlier today Willow, the femtech company that changed the way women pump with the first quiet, all-in-one, in-bra wearable breast pump, announced Willow Generation 3, the most advanced model yet, will be available this spring. The next iteration of Willow’s life-changing breast pump features groundbreaking technology that reinforces their commitment to create the smartest and most productive pumping experience for moms. In testing,…
Earlier today Nuvo announced today that for the first time, expectant mothers in the U.S. will have access to INVU, a remote monitoring platform that enables virtual fetal wellness check-ins with their doctors from any location. INVU, an FDA-cleared, prescription-initiated device will be accessible through a commercialization agreement between Nuvo and Axia Women’s Health, a women’s health network of more than 400 providers…
