Every Thursday we send out a curated newsletter on all things femtech and women’s health innovation. This is an excerpt from the latest edition. If you’d like to subscribe, you can do so at the bottom of this page.
Highlights
Hologic to acquire Gynesonics for $350 Million; expanding fibroid treatment options.
Sexual wellness company Hello Cake raises $18M in Series B funding and acquires Trigg Laboratories.
Talkiatry partners with Biogen; expands virtual postpartum depression care services.
Babyscripts and Lyft partnership addresses maternity care transportation issues.
Menopause scale-up Midi Health launches survivorship program for breast cancer survivors and at-risk women.
Aunt Flow launches a new sanitary disposal system for menstrual products.
PatientFi and EngagedMD partner to improve fertility treatment financing.
Oxford researchers secure £600K funding for world’s first ovarian cancer prevention vaccine.
FDA approves Genentech‘s Itovebi for advanced breast cancer with PIK3CA mutation.
#ActionforWomensHealth: Melinda French Gates launches $250M fund for women’s health.
Panasonic Well launches $1 million family wellness challenge.
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In the Know
Redefining Women’s Health: How Venture Funds Are Driving a New Era of Innovation (Femtech Insider)
AI is advancing gender-transformative care. But local health systems may need help preparing for it. (Femtech Insider)
Bridging the Gender Gap in Health Research: Charting a Course for Inclusive Healthcare (Femtech Insider)
Can the Government Get People to Have More Babies? (New York Times)
Menopause is finally going mainstream (Time)
Assessing the impacts of fertility and retirement policies on China’s carbon emissions (Nature)
Women are demanding better menopause care. Online platforms are heeding the call. (Business Insider)
9 Filina-founded femtech companies breaking the stigma around reproductive health (Tatler Asia)
Does the Road to Treating Endometriosis Start in the Gut? (Medscape)
Why is it still so hard to succeed in women’s health? (Second Opinion)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Simplyhealth is looking for a Strategic Client Manager.
Hims&Hers is hiring a Lead Data Analyst, Product.
Carrot Fertility is looking for a Sr. Consultant Relations Director.
The George Washington University Hospital is hiring an RN – 3N OB/GYN.
Bayer is looking for a Senior Medical Science Liaison – Cardiorenal.
Delfina is hiring a Manager, Care Delivery.
Cambridge Health Alliance is hiring a Chief Development Officer.
Johns Hopkins Medicine is looking for a Registered Nurse – Maternal Fetal Medicine.
Kindbody is hiring a Paid Media Manager.
Ascension is looking for an RN Director – Women’s Services.
CompHealth is hiring a Physician Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
The Women’s Hospital of Texas is hiring a Registered Nurse Antepartum.
Hologic is hiring a Breast & Skeletal Health Marketing Manager.
To view more roles or add your own, visit our job board.
