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
Ultrahuman acquires viO HealthTech to launch advanced cycle tracking for its smart ring.
Eight Sleep raises $100M to expand medical applications including women’s health features.
Imagion raises $3.5M to advance breast cancer imaging technology.
Reunion Neuroscience reports positive Phase 2 results for psychedelic postpartum treatment
Teal Health launches its at-home cervical cancer screening in California.
Femasys secures first European order for its non-surgical contraceptive FemBloc.
AbbVie receives UK MHRA approval for its ovarian cancer treatment ELAHERE.
In the Know
Why Your Health App’s ‘Community’ Is a Ghost Town (And How to Fix It) (Femtech Insider)
Between Biology and Burnout: The Millennial Fertility Dilemma (Femtech Insider)
Why Most Women’s Health Startups Fail to Scale (And How to Avoid That) (Femtech Insider)
Male and female athletes have different hearts, and that can have serious consequences (STAT News)
Chinese firm plans world’s first pregnancy humanoid robot using artificial womb (Interesting Engineering)
Taboos around women’s bodies still interfere with heatlhcare (Cosmos)
Supporting athletes through fertility treatment ‘changes the trajectory’ of women’s sports (CNN)
How innovations in women’s health are making it a priority – not an afterthought (MSN)
Who’s Hiring?
Ellele Health is hiring a Partnership Manager.
Willbe is hiring a Head of Sales and Marketing.
Bloomlife is looking for a Chief Commercial Officer.
Evela Health is hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Gaia is looking for a Head of Product.
Gaia is hiring a US Patient Advocate.
Pomelo Health is hiring a Senior Manager, Growth.
Progyny is looking for a People Operations Coordinator.
Allara is hiring a Social Media Creative (Freelance).
Midi Health is looking for a Senior Manager, Ecommerce Pharmacy – Strategy and Operations.
