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The rise in femtech over the past few years has brought female health to the forefront of the market. From period tracking apps to fertility support, technology has opened up a whole new world for women looking to take control of their health. But how is the tech addressing women’s mental health concerns? Femtech World [...]

Female health has historically been underfunded and under researched, but the latest developments in femtech are aiming to restore the balance. Femtech World finds out all the figures you need to know about this booming industry… Over the past decade or so, firms have been harnessing the power of technology to innovate in the world [...]

Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women, with around 7,500 new cases per day. According to Cancer Research UK statistics, ovarian cancer survival is improving, having almost doubled in the last 40 years. In the 1970s, less than a fifth of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer survived their disease beyond ten years, [...]

Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood condition causing chronic, widespread pain in sufferers – the majority of which are women. According to the NHS, the condition affects around seven times more women than men, and typically starts between the ages of 30 and 50, although it can affect any age. It is not known what causes [...]

According to UENI’s 2020 report on gender and small business, 32.37 per cent of UK businesses are currently owned by women, up from 17 per cent in 2016. While it demonstrates the gender gap in the British business world is closing (albeit slowly), what does it mean for femtech companies? Access to funding The 2019 [...]

One of the fastest growth drivers in feminine health technology is apps. From period-tracking to women’s fitness, online nannies and menopause support, femtech apps are bringing their A-game. The biggest players? Pregnancy apps. With 385,000 babies born every day, pregnancy is big business. Those kinds of figures are hard to ignore and the tech industry [...]

Technology that addresses women's health is a relatively new thing, with femtech gathering pace only in the last 10 years.  According to UK Tech News, femtech is defined as technologies that focus specifically on women's health. This includes hormonal disorders, period tracking, pelvic health, birth control and sexual wellness. It takes the form of applications, [...]

Proptech, medtech, commtech – the digital revolution over the past decade has paved the way for technology to infiltrate every facet of our lives (both personal and professional) to make every day even easier. While many viewed this as merely a ‘fad’ in the early days, more and more people, businesses and investors are starting [...]

Around one in seven British adults use a smart watch or fitness tracker, with women more likely than men to use a fitness device, according to research from Silicon. But why is it that such devices are more popular amongst women than men? And how are the world’s tech giants adapting to suit this shift? [...]

Period tracking has moved on from the days of jotting down dates in your diary and menstrual apps have been in business for a while now. But with femtech a growing market, having exploded so much over the past 12 months that it is predicted to be worth US$60 billion by 2027, period tracking is getting [...]