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
Feeling Great App raises $8M in seed funding to advance mental health care.
Headspace partners with Spring Fertility to launch free mental health resources for fertility challenges.
Create Health Ventures launches a $21M fund to invest in early-stage digital health startups.
Motherbeing launches Daleela, an AI-powered health assistant designed for Arab Women.
BelHealth exits VFP Pharmacy Group, one of the largest fertility pharmacies in the U.S.
Quest Diagnostics study reveals pregnant women are undertested for STIs, raising concerns for maternal and newborn health.
NIH launches $3M prize competition to innovate endometriosis diagnostics.
Needed launches Needed Academy, a new Instagram-based women’s health education program.
DiaMedica Therapeutics advances preeclampsia program with Phase 2 trial.
Johnsen & Johnson‘s Nipocalimab shows promising results in preventing severs hemlytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
In the Know
Robots and AI Are Aiming to Make IVF Cheaper (Bloomberg)
1 in 5 Abortions Are Now Through Telehealth (Bloomberg)
Why sex bias in labs means women are the losers in research into ageing (The Guardian)
Hims & Hers CEO: Women’s health business “will likely” eclipse men’s (Axios)
Health Officials Urge Doctors to Address IUD Insertion Pain (The New York Times)
We have a drug that might delay menopause – and help us live longer. (Vox)
Smart Rings Can Track Menstrual Cycles. But Are They Reliable for Birth Control? (Scientific America)
London GPs using ‘AI receptionist on WhatsApp to boost cervical screening numbers (The Standard)
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
Who’s Hiring?
ChristianaCare is hiring a Vice President Patient Care Services – Women’s and Children’s.
SimplyHealth is looking for a Strategic Client Manager.
Accenture is hiring a Consultant and Business Analyst – Public Service.
Cencora is looking for a Program Manager – Rare Disease.
Amnesty International is looking for a Indigenous Peoples Rights Fellow.
Christus Health is looking for a Physician Assistant – Women’s Health.
The Joint Commission is hiring a Director, Executive Communications.
Bayer is looking for a Senior Medical Science Liaison – Women’s Healthcare.
Food Safety and Inspection Service is looking for a Legislative Analyst.
To view more roles or add your own, visit our job board.
