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.
This Week’s Highlights
Overture Life raises $20.6M to scale IVF automation technology, secures CLIA license.
Coologics secures $3M for drug-free vaginal infection treatment device.
Dutch workplace benefits company Pro Parents raises €1M to support working parents.
Cacto Health secures €400K to advance home-based lymphedema detection for breast cancer survivors.
Granite Bio launches with $100M to target autoimmune diseases.
The Milken Institute launches a new women’s health network with former First Lady Jill Biden as Chair.
Virtual care provider LifeMD expands into women’s health with Optimal Human Health MD acquisition.
Granata Bio acquires ovarian health biotech Oviva Therapeutics to expand women’s health portfolio.
Danish incontinence device company Magcath secures €535 in new funding for the company’s European launch.
German cycle tracking app Ovy receives MDR certification as contraceptive medical device.
Contraline reports positive 24-month results for male contraceptive hydrogel.
Gameto opens first U.S. clinical site for fertility treatment that reduces hormone injections.
DigiVibe launches new pain relief device for IVF injection discomfort.
In the Know
Migraine: Innovation, Impact, and the Future of Women’s Health (Femtech Insider)
Stages and future of women’s health: A call for a life-course approach (Sage Journals)
What if you could delay menopause? How scientists are working to slow down ovarian aging (National Geographic)
The State of Global Fertility (Statista)
Malaria’s Gender Divide: Why Women Bear the Brunt of the Global Health Crisis (Health Policy Watch)
The rise of egg freezing in women’s sport (Telegraph)
Prescription Refills Are the Pink Tax No One Talks About (Popsugar)
FIFA to fund research into women’s ACL injuries (BBC)
Who’s Hiring?
Below are some jobs we’ve curated for the women’s health innovation community this week.
carafem is looking for a Marketing Strategist.
Frida is hiring a Director of Sales, International.
Evvy is looking for a Social & Content Lead.
Ro is hiring a Copywriter.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for an Associate Officer, Disease Modeling & Health Data Science.
Carrot Fertility is looking for a Salesforce Developer.
Oula Health is hiring a Clinical Operations Manager.
Pomelo Health is looking for a Director, Channel Partners (Brokers & Consultants).
Everly Health is hiring a Senior Revenue Accountant and Investor Relations Analyst.
Midi is looking for a Physician – Functional Medicine / Longevity Medicine /Integrative Medicine.
To view more roles, visit our job board.
