Covington's 'Women in Life Sciences' event 👭; How femtech companies are tackling gender health gaps while empowering women 🩺👩🏻⚕️; Impact Hub Euston launch 📣
Covington's 'Women in Life Sciences' event 👭; How femtech companies are tackling gender health gaps while empowering women 🩺👩🏻⚕️; Impact Hub Euston launch 📣
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Our friends and partners at Covington and Nucleate are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on bridging the gap, breaking barriers, and fostering equality for female leaders and founders in Biotech.
The event brings together two panels of inspirational senior female professionals within VCs, biopharma companies and organizations supporting biotech innovation, and female founders currently innovating in the biotech space. The panels will facilitate discussions on actionable strategies for advancing women into senior positions and ensuring a level playing field for female founders in the industry.
The panel will be followed by drinks and networking with sweeping views of London from the 54th floor of 22 Bishopsgate. We hope you can join us!
Not many people decide to pursue a business idea while undergoing cancer treatment, but Rachel Bartholomew was determined to address the gender health gaps she uncovered firsthand.
After being diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2019, Ms. Bartholomew discovered that women were still using devices called dilators that were first designed in 1938 for pelvic floor rehabilitation. (This kind of rehab can treat issues including incontinence, pain during intercourse and organ prolapse after pelvic disease diagnosis.) She also learned how little information there was on women’s pelvic disease and other health conditions affecting female bodies.
Ms. Bartholomew founded Hyivy Health, a Kitchener, Ont.-based company whose first product is a Bluetooth-connected device called “Floora” for women with pelvic floor conditions. The device, which can be used at home, is a multitherapy wand that incorporates auto dilation, thermal therapy, biosensors and a mobile app where patients can track their progress and interact in real-time with their therapist. (The device is currently in clinical trials.)
She founded Femtech Canada, a women’s health network initiative aiming to provide women innovators with resources, networking and business advisory support. The organization is backed by an advisory board of venture capital members and runs with the support of not-for-profit business accelerator Innovation Factory.
Impact Hub Euston is a new innovation hub launching in April, dedicated to supporting innovators in life sciences, health technology and purpose-led businesses.
Part of the emerging life sciences enterprise ecosystem located in Euston, London this is an impressive net-zero work and event space that will bring together change-makers of all sizes, collectively transforming the health of humanity and our planet.
WoW member and Impact Hub Board Advisor, Gaby Jesson shared with us that this will be London's biggest campus, devoted to their success and scale. Impact Hub will offer a whole range of working options from co-working desks to micro offices as well as a 120+ event space that will host a packed series of events, networking and learning opportunities.
You can also join us for the grand opening of Impact Hub London Euston, a panel event on harnessing local partnerships to foster innovation and drive social change. This event promises to be an insightful gathering of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. Register here.
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Covington's 'Women in Life Sciences' event 👭; How femtech companies are tackling gender health gaps while empowering women 🩺👩🏻⚕️; Impact Hub Euston launch 📣
Covington's 'Women in Life Sciences' event 👭; How femtech companies are tackling gender health gaps while empowering women 🩺👩🏻⚕️; Impact Hub Euston launch 📣
Covington's 'Women in Life Sciences' event 👭; How femtech companies are tackling gender health gaps while empowering women 🩺👩🏻⚕️; Impact Hub Euston launch 📣
Our friends and partners at Covington and Nucleate are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on bridging the gap, breaking barriers, and fostering equality for female leaders and founders in Biotech.
The event brings together two panels of inspirational senior female professionals within VCs, biopharma companies and organizations supporting biotech innovation, and female founders currently innovating in the biotech space. The panels will facilitate discussions on actionable strategies for advancing women into senior positions and ensuring a level playing field for female founders in the industry.
The panel will be followed by drinks and networking with sweeping views of London from the 54th floor of 22 Bishopsgate. We hope you can join us!
📆 Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
⏳ Time:
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Networking Reception
📍Location:
Covington & Burling LLP, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
Register here
#CommunityHighlight
Not many people decide to pursue a business idea while undergoing cancer treatment, but Rachel Bartholomew was determined to address the gender health gaps she uncovered firsthand.
After being diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2019, Ms. Bartholomew discovered that women were still using devices called dilators that were first designed in 1938 for pelvic floor rehabilitation. (This kind of rehab can treat issues including incontinence, pain during intercourse and organ prolapse after pelvic disease diagnosis.) She also learned how little information there was on women’s pelvic disease and other health conditions affecting female bodies.
Ms. Bartholomew founded Hyivy Health, a Kitchener, Ont.-based company whose first product is a Bluetooth-connected device called “Floora” for women with pelvic floor conditions. The device, which can be used at home, is a multitherapy wand that incorporates auto dilation, thermal therapy, biosensors and a mobile app where patients can track their progress and interact in real-time with their therapist. (The device is currently in clinical trials.)
She founded Femtech Canada, a women’s health network initiative aiming to provide women innovators with resources, networking and business advisory support. The organization is backed by an advisory board of venture capital members and runs with the support of not-for-profit business accelerator Innovation Factory.
Find out more via this link.
#CommunityNews
Impact Hub Euston is a new innovation hub launching in April, dedicated to supporting innovators in life sciences, health technology and purpose-led businesses.
Part of the emerging life sciences enterprise ecosystem located in Euston, London this is an impressive net-zero work and event space that will bring together change-makers of all sizes, collectively transforming the health of humanity and our planet.
WoW member and Impact Hub Board Advisor, Gaby Jesson shared with us that this will be London's biggest campus, devoted to their success and scale. Impact Hub will offer a whole range of working options from co-working desks to micro offices as well as a 120+ event space that will host a packed series of events, networking and learning opportunities.
To arrange a tour, contact aashrina.jain@impacthub.net.
You can also join us for the grand opening of Impact Hub London Euston, a panel event on harnessing local partnerships to foster innovation and drive social change. This event promises to be an insightful gathering of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. Register here.