Garmin today announced Lily, a small and fashionable smartwatch. According to the company “Lily is ideal for women seeking a fashion-forward alternative to what’s currently available on the smartwatch market.” Garmin has intensified its focus on creating products and features designed for women with this announcement coming on the heels of menstrual cycle tracking and recently announced pregnancy tracking. “Lily is truly a…
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 Lorals’ founding story as told by Founder Melanie Cristol. Lorals is on a…
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…
U.K.based personal hygiene company Reckitt Benckiser has announced the acquisition of intimate care brand Queen V last week. Queen V has been around since 2018 and offers a selection of vaginal hygiene and health products. The company was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and has sold products at Walmart and CVS. Queen V will now join Reckitt Benckiser’s health global business, that’s…
Ever wondered how Femtech Insider came to be? You’re in luck as our founder Kathrin Folkendt recently told the whole story on UK Health Radio’s Health Tech Hour, a weekly interview series hosted by PocDoc CEO Steve Roest. Kathrin openly shares how her own struggles with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) led to the start of Femtech Insider and subsequently the founding of…
Digital health and virtual care technologies have proved invaluable during the COVID-19 pandemic in keeping patients and their care teams in virtual contact, accelerating digital transformation in healthcare. Digital technologies including remote patient monitoring, cloud-based services and AI are playing an ever more important part in achieving better patient outcomes, better patient and staff experiences, and low cost of care – the…
As it enters its fifth year in operation, family benefits company Cleo has announced it is strengthening its diverse leadership team with the addition of three key executives – marking the beginning of another record year for the company. Cleo welcomes Amy Kux as Chief Financial Officer, Andrea Lessard as VP of People, and Martin Payne as Chief Commercial Officer to its…
