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Biweekly newsletter about the latest news and updates on innovation and diversity in wearable tech, health tech, and femtech space.
Happy Monday, everyone! π
Hello August! π We hope you are enjoying summer and sunshine and are not working. π©π½βπ» If your holidays are over, then we hope you had the best time and recharged your batteries! Now, onwards and upwards into new wins. π€πΌ
This month, our team is spending planning our fall activities and some VERY EXCITING new projects for 2023! π€© Stay tuned to hear more in the next couple of months! Until then, we have prepared an overview of activities in our community and some super interesting news and updates from the world of technology! ππ½
Thank you for tuning in this Monday, happy reading! Marija & Anja π
+ a little wisdom for this month ππ½
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Are you going to be in New York on Thursday, September 8th? Do you have an interest in the current state of consolidation in the womenβs health industry?
If so, join Goodwin women's health + wellness trailblazing partner Delphine O'Rourke as she hosts a stellar panel including Sasha Kelemen of SVB Securities, Carine Carmy of Origin, Pamela Applefeld of InTandem Capital Partners, and Brian Chen of Ro to discuss public and private market factors and investments that are driving the wave of consolidation, the founder perspective on vertical and horizontal integration as point solution pressure increases, the future of private equity acquisitions, and the key legal and regulatory considerations for all stakeholders across the womenβs health ecosystem.
To register click here. Hope to see some of our WoW members from NY there!
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WoW Members' Meet & Greet - Wearables, HealthTech, FemTech, IoT, Fashion, September 14, 10am/6pm BST - register here
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WoW community news and updates π₯
πΈ Our member company FemTec Health has two new acquisitions - Ava Women and Nutrimedy! Congratulations! ππ½
β‘οΈ The Biote 2022 Women in the Workplace Survey asked 1,010 women between 50 to 65 years old who work full- or part-time if menopause symptoms were affecting their work performance and career. The results clearly show a generation of women in the workforce who are suffering in silence, doubting that their employer or workplace will support them as they shift into this natural life stage. Check out the full results here.
π Tourettes syndrome is an inherited neurological condition, that causes involuntary tics and movements, affecting more than 300,000 UK adults and children. To support the pioneering research by our clients at Neurotherapeutics and the University of Nottingham, the team at Kinneir Duffort designed and built prototypes of a wearable device, helping to dramatically reduce the frequency and the urge to tic. Click the link to find out more about this smartwatch-like device and how KD supported this clinical study.
π Our member Wolfgang Hackl, founder and CEO of OncoGenomX, has been featured in the InsightsCare blog!
π On Saturday, September 10th, discover effective and easy-to-implement solutions to balance your hormones (and help your body care for itself) at any age! Top hormone doctors are gathering in Los Angeles to help you in person. Learn more, register here (limited seating!) + use code WPWOW for 15% off event tickets!
π Our member Susan Stover is running FemTech Focus Book Club, register here!
π©π½βπ« Our member Cheryl Behr is looking for a new exciting role/job, connect with her on LinkedIn!
π Our members from YoniCore won the Digital Award and first place at the pitch competition of Leipzig Summer School for Diverse Startups with prize money of β¬2,000. ππ½ YoniCore is also hiring a cofounder from a Business development / Commercial background to join their team. The ideal candidate is an experienced woman/person with a vagina with enthusiasm for women's health, preferably someone from the Berlin area. Contact founder Yair Kira for more information or to apply! ππ½
π¬ Our member Justyna Urbaniak is an MA Design Management candidate at UAL and is currently conducting research for her Master's Thesis on the topic of privacy design and data security practices at femtech startups. She would really appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to answer her surveys - If you are a femtech founder in the UK please click hereΒ and if you are a female living in the UK please click here.
π€ Don't miss another great episode of the Business of the V podcast with our members Rachel Braun Scherl and Amina Sugimoto, DrPH of fermata, Inc.! Click here to listen!
π Rosy Wellness, Inc., a WoW member company, has been named the Best Visual Design - Aesthetic 2022, Apps and Software Category in the 26th Annual Webby Awards Internet Celebration. ππ½
π For the seventh time, Handelsblatt and McKinsey & Company award The Spark β The German Digital Award to exceptional and innovative startups whose ideas have the potential to fundamentally and sustainably change markets. Our member company breathe ilo GmbH is a finalist, together with nine other startups they are in the race for this prestigious award. If you would like to support them please follow this link and take part in the community voting, which will give them an extra vote.
π Whatβs The Deal with Vaginal pH?, blog post by our members Joylux
πΈ Sensate is an incredibly easy, fast, and accessible way to relieve stress. This sensory stress management device is driven by intelligent and advanced technologyβyet itβs surprisingly simple and intuitive. In just 10 minutes, users experience an effortless calm. By tapping into the bodyβs response to stress, Sensate provides short-term daily relief and builds long-term stress resilience. Support their crowdfunding campaign here.
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