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Thank you for reading this newsletter and for tuning in this Monday!
We hope you all are safe and healthy and back to your working-from-home schedule. If you are a key worker, then we want to say Thank you for everything you’re doing so the rest of us can continue with our everyday lives same as before (or at least in a way that resembles that life as much as possible)! Remember that this too shall pass, but until then stay home, wash your hands and try to see this challenging times as an opportunity, no matter how small it may be!
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This month we are focusing on another topic related to the ever changing world of healthcare - What’s Next For Health Tech? (we don’t know but we are willing to find out). During this webinar, we will discuss the present and the future of health tech, healthcare driven by technology, AI and other emerging technologies.
Some of the topics we will cover:
1) what it’s like to start a business in an industry that is still a taboo, like sex tech;
2) how to launch a product in a highly regulated environment;
3) how to build a brand that can potentially have an impact on the lives of thousands of people;
4) why fem tech is the next big thing in the healthcare space;
5) the importance of medical research for women's health and why lack of medical data in this space is actually an opportunity for fem tech businesses to build next generation of products and services for women.
Join us virtually and make sure to prepare your questions for our panelists!
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WoW community news, updates and resources
Our Sydney ambassador Ima Miri has launched her knowledge-sharing platform Taikera. Explore sessions here.
How to Pivot a Brand in Response to Covid-19 / by Bel Booker, Attest.
The Accelerator Network continues to support UK tech entrepreneurs with virtual support via 3 programmes: FastForward Pre-Accelerator, Accelerator Academy seed stage and The ScaleUp Accelerator Series A stage.
Retail Futures 2020: Fashion District Innovation Challenge - pitch to some of London’s largest retailers and investors and win a £15,000 cash prize, deadline for applications is July 1.
Help Startups Magazine to find out more about their readers and what more they can do for them by filling out their survey!
CoronaHack - AI vs. Covid-19, a virtual hackathon bringing together Biomedical and data scientists to explore ways to combat CoronaVirus, April 14.
The HITLAB Women's Health Tech Initiative launched its 2020 Challenge, calling on FemTech innovators to pitch their disruptive healthcare solutions. Apply by May 3.
Ready to Hack Menopause? Participate in the AARP Innovation Labs Hackster Challenge for a chance to win $16,000 in cash prizes. Apply by May 12.
OPTions Initiative is looking for new approaches to increasing early access to existing abortion products and services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and for next generation methods of pregnancy termination. Apply by April 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM (EST) for $250,000 grants.
Covid-19 news and updates
What the Shift to Virtual Learning Could Mean for the Future of Higher Ed / by Vijay Govindarajan and Anup Srivastava, HBR.
How Hospitals Are Using AI to Battle Covid-19 / by Kelley A. Wittbold, Colleen Carroll, Marco Iansiti, Haipeng Mark Zhang and Adam B. Landman, HBR.
What does a pandemic say about the tech we’ve built? / by Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch.
The Tech That Could Be Our Best Hope for Fighting COVID-19—and Future Outbreaks / by Alice Park, TIME.
Online health care helps patients and medical workers—and will be a legacy of combating the novel coronavirus / by Eric Topol, Scripps Research.
Researchers investigate whether wearable apps could unveil hidden coronavirus cases / by Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News.
The coronavirus is showing us how clean the air can be if electric cars were the norm / by Fred Lambert, electrek.
Sex matters – just look at coronavirus / by Resham Kotecha, CAPX.
A Wearable for Opioid Patients Gets Retooled for Covid-19 / by Adrienne So, Wired.
Predicting coronavirus? SF emergency workers wear state-of-the-art rings in new study / by Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle.
Estimote launches wearables for workplace-level contact tracing for COVID-19 / by Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch.
Will Covid-19 disrupt fashion’s sustainability commitments? / by Rachel Cernansky, Vogue Business.
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus / by Connor Bilboe, Sifted EU.
Now might be the perfect time to rethink your fundraising approach / by Russ Heddleston, TechCrunch.
How startups are supporting Europe’s coronavirus efforts / by Amy Lewin and Connor Bilboe, Sifted EU.
Five actions retail supply chains can take to navigate the coronavirus pandemic / by McKinsey & Company.
Zoom adds new security and privacy measures to prevent Zoombombing / by Jay Peters, The Verge.
Other industry news and updates
Scientists develop AI that can turn brain activity into text / by Nicola Davis, The Guardian.
New blood test can detect 50 types of cancer / by Nicola Davis, The Guardian.
These Industrial Robots Get More Adept With Every Task / by Tom Simonite, Wired.
Fashion Tech: How Saudi Arabia Could Take The Lead In This Untapped Sector / by Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Entrepreneur.
Researchers Create Stretchable Supercapacitors for Our Next Wearables / by Fabienne Lang, Interesting Engineering.
GiveVision partners with Sony to develop and manufacture wearables for people with visual impairments / by Steve O'Hear, TechCrunch.
Almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs / by Cara Curtis, The Next Web.
8 biggest misconceptions about women in technology / by Veronica Combs, TechRepublic.
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Curated in London by Marija Butkovic, founder and CEO of Women of Wearables, digital marketing and business consultant, blogger, writer and diversity advocate.