FemTech Forum 2020 - recap; Clinical trials have a historic gender gap – tech could help; Huawei is the new top wearable brand in China; Greenwashing in fashion + more
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Happy Monday everyone! 🙂
Last Thursday our FemTech Forum - first global virtual conference about femtech - took place virtually and 500+ of you participated in our sessions throughout the day! We were overwhelmed with positive feedback and words of encouragement from so many of you!
Once again, many thanks to everyone who attended, our wonderful speakers, moderators and community partners! 💯❤️
In case you missed the conference, we will share a post conference write up with you soon! In the meantime, Laura Lovett - Managing Editor of MobiHealthNews and one of our conference moderators, has written an article about our ‘Gender Gap in Medical Research’ panel discussion - ‘Clinical trials have a historic gender gap – tech could help’.
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Industry news and updates
Google for Startups Accelerator is coming to Southeast Asia. Applications for the three-month program are now open to #startups across the region. Learn more and apply by July 19 → g.co/acceleratorSEA #AcceleratedWithGoogleHuawei is the new top wearable brand in China / via GizGuide
Hype and hope: Wearables in the covid era / via Engadget
NASA’s JPL open-sources an anti-face-touching wearable to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 / via TechCrunch
Wearable tech to provide insight into mental health in the construction sector / via MobiHealthNews
Foundry Startup Program 2020: Paris’ First Fashion Tech Innovation Lab / via Alpha Gamma
Farfetch rolls out consumer fashion footprint tool to promote responsible buying / via Apparel Resources
Exclusive: Emma Watson On Why She’s Joining Kering’s Board Of Directors / via Vogue
Fashion graduates have a unique opportunity to make retail sustainable / via The Guardian
What Exactly Is Greenwashing In Fashion & How Can I Spot It? / via Refinery29
The European artificial intelligence strategy: implications and challenges for digital health / via Lancet
NASA Perseverance rover will carry a tribute to health care workers to Mars / via CNet
For Health Tech Startups, Data Is Their Lifeline Now More Than Ever / via Crunchbase News
Smart toilets could transform health tracking. Here's how. / via ZDnet
How to secure venture capital for femtech startups? / via HTD Health
Israeli FemTech startup OCON lands $2M for its alternative contraceptive solution / via Geektime
Two Femtech Founders Improving Maternal, Infant Health in the Wake of COVID-19 / via Health Transformer
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