BIG NEWS - WoW FemTech Expo is here! 🔥
Connecting women in health tech and femtech with opportunities to grow their businesses and succeed in their careers.
Happy Monday, everyone! 🙂
Next week, our team at WoW is kicking off our new annual program - FemTech Expo - a global platform and program of virtual events for innovators in the healthcare and women’s health industry. Our aim with this program is to educate everyone about the available solutions that can help improve women’s health and offer visibility, networking opportunity, and access to investors for the innovators who are changing the healthcare landscape as we know it.
Our innovation showcase and pitching program brings together the brightest minds from around the world to solve some of the most pressing challenges in women's health. From cutting-edge technology to groundbreaking research, FemTech Expo is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in driving innovation and bringing solutions to unmet needs in healthcare and, in particular, women’s health space.
Join us for a series of dynamic and informative experiences that will inspire and educate. Every month, we will invite the 10 most innovative companies to present their work and showcase their innovations to our community.
👩🏽💼 Who should apply: Startup founders, innovators, and researchers who are working on an innovation related to women's health, digital health, or healthcare technology.
🎙 Why apply? If you are chosen to present at one of our Expo events, you will be seen by our global community of entrepreneurs, investors, pharma companies, and other key stakeholders, and get visibility on our blog and newsletter.
As usual, we have so many great sponsors and partners participating in this program, and we are so grateful for their support! 🙌🏽
Together with our sponsors and partners, we want to give visibility to innovative companies, and offer them tools, knowledge and opportunities that will help them grow their businesses and bring their ideas to life. We are grateful to our brilliant partners for offering participating companies their support, so check out the full list of the perks they offered to participating companies on this link.
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WoW webinars 📆
HAPPENING THIS WEEK! 🔥
Join us on International Women's Day as we come together to celebrate the achievements in women’s health, discuss what more could be done to drive innovation and growth, and support founders and innovators in this industry.
Our panel of industry leaders and experts will share their predictions for the future of Femtech, as well as practical advice and tips for Femtech founders to help them succeed, raise funding and grow their businesses. Whether you are a founder, entrepreneur, or simply passionate about technology and innovation, this event is a must-attend for anyone interested in femtech and women’s health.
Many thanks to our webinar partner Tokio Marine Kiln for their support and sponsoring this webinar.
🔥 Tokio Marine Kiln is a forward-thinking international insurance underwriting business operating in Lloyd’s insurance market. As part of one of the world’s largest insurance groups, Tokio Marine, enables its clients to fulfill their ambitions by addressing complex and ever-changing risks. They have five specialist underwriting teams focused on Property & Motor; Liability; Specialty; Aviation; and Marine & Energy risks, which are complemented by their outstanding Claims team. Backed by 60 years of expertise and our reputation for innovation, their people are empowered to insure a better tomorrow. Tokio Marine Kiln benefits from a Standard & Poor’s rating of A+ for its Lloyd’s syndicates. For more information, visit www.tmkiln.com.
Featured community news 📆 📣
📌 fermata Singapore is partnering with ICEX Spain Export and Investment and the Economic and Trade Office of the Spanish Embassy in Singapore for an online seminar to provide Spanish companies a chance to explore the femtech sector in Southeast Asia. Register here.
📌 The FemAging Project (www.femaging.com), a global initiative focused on supporting and leveraging innovation to improve the health, wellness, and well-being of women ages 40-plus, releases the FemAging HealthTech 2023 report and introduces the 2023 FemAging Tech Champions, 20 global innovators developing groundbreaking innovations for older women. Register here.
📌 A new blog by our member company Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP and their lawyers Julianne Hartzell and Meggan Duffy shines the light on the topic of protecting Innovation in FemTech! Find out more here.
📌 Prosoma is a global medical company developing Digital Therapeutics (DTx) for oncology. Their clinically-validated, self-care mobile application Living Well supports cancer patients' behavioral and mental health needs to improve their quality of life and overall treatment outcomes. Their solutions increase the effectiveness of treatment, provide essential data for pharma and providers, and generate savings for healthcare systems. Following the completion of UX studies, the launch of three clinical trials, and the first successful pilots with pharma and insurers, they are now looking for a 7m EUR in series A investment to scale in Germany, start commercialisation implementation in the US, and to complete the FDA approval. Connect with their co-founder and CEO Emanuela Kufel via email if you wish to find out more and/or invest!
📌 Our member company OCON Healthcare is proud to participate in a collaboration between the Israeli Society for HealthTech and the Israeli Medical Association with the aim to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of medicine in Israel. This 2nd cohort of the fellowship program offers senior physicians practical experience in health tech, innovation and entrepreneurship within leading companies in Israel. 👏🏽
📌 Join our member company Barclays Eagle Labs on March 14 for their London event - The Future of Innovation in women's health! For this event, Barclays Eagle Labs have partnered with UCL Innovation & Enterprise to bring together a panel to discuss the future of innovation in women’s health with academics from UCL, founders and funders. Register here.
📌 Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas 2023: All set to highlight the latest technologies and advancements, find out more on our blog.
📌 The new vegan V: Menopause consumer experience revolutionised with launch of world’s first menopause-friendly symbol, find out more on our blog.
By becoming a WoW member, you'll get free access to all our webinars as well as our Members' resources and list with 10+ key industry events, conferences and webinars to attend in health tech, digital health and femtech space. Register for your membership below to get full access to all our resources.
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