
BioInnovation Institute (BII), a non-profit foundation advancing life science research, has boarded 12 new companies onto its acceleration programme. The 12-month Venture Lab programme aims to...

An NHS Trust has been recognised as a specialist centre for endometriosis treatment and surgery. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) has been given accreditation by the...

Flo Health has recently become Europe's first femtech unicorn, raising more than US$200m in funding

The US fertility start-up Kindbody has opened a new clinic in San Diego to expand access to reproductive care in Southern California. The announcement comes at a...

The healthcare company Aetna has become the first major US insurer to introduce intrauterine insemination (IUI) as a medical benefit for eligible plans. Aetna, a CVS...

The innovations transforming reproductive medicine and giving hope to millions of prospective parents across the globe are being recognised at the Femtech World Awards. Infertility is...

Partum Health, a Chicago-based maternal health start-up that provides interdisciplinary pregnancy and postpartum care, is expanding to Dallas. Partum, a start-up founded in Chicago in 2021,...

The medtech start-up Cairn Surgical has secured US$4.5m in funding to improve breast cancer surgery. The round, led by Morningside Ventures, is hoped to help the...

Endometriosis affects more than 190 million women and girls globally

By Gloria Kolb, co-founder and CEO of Elitone