British medical experts are raising concerns about the underrepresentation of women in clinical studies, The Guardian reports, with male-only trials outnumbering female-focused research by 67 per cent. Healthcare...
Fertility tech company AutoIVF has secured new equity funding in a round led by Vitrolife Group, with support from Alpha Edison and IVF specialists. The company’s...
New survey results highlight a striking disconnect between women and healthcare professionals when it comes to menopause, with many women enduring symptoms in silence. Findings from...
A new 12-week executive programme aimed at tackling burnout and stalled career growth among senior women in technology will launch next month, amid ongoing concerns about...
With her latest venture, the founder of the globally-renowned ‘Pregnancy+’ app, Amber Vodegel, is on a mission to address inequity in women’s health. After building one...
European ultrasound specialists have responded to the launch of an advanced ultrasound system by international health technology provider Mindray. The Resona A20, unveiled in Naples late...
Healthcare-focused engineering and AI solutions company Invene has acquired Guidea – a product design consultancy. The acquisition will expand Invene’s capabilities beyond software engineering to expand...
A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to Cambridge researchers. In a trial where cancers were treated...
Three innovative companies have been shortlisted for a Femtech World Award. Now in its second year, the Femtech World Awards celebrate some of the best examples...
While breastfeeding has many benefits for a mother and her baby, it has one major drawback: It’s incredibly difficult to know how much milk the baby...
Mediplus has announced the release of new sizes of the POPY (Pelvic Organ Prolapse pessary) product range. The company is introducing five additional sizes to complement...
Femtech World is excited to reveal the shortlist for this year’s Menopause Innovation award. The award is one of 11 to be celebrated at Femtech World’s...
More than a decade ago, researchers launched the BabySeq Project, a pilot programme to return newborn genomic sequencing results to parents and measure the effects on...
A new investor network has launched to tackle the stark venture capital funding gap in women’s health, bringing together 20 specialist funds dedicated to advancing innovation...
Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology company, has announced findings from a newly published comparative study of single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) devices in caesarean section...
Three women’s cancer innovators have been shortlisted for a Femtech World award. The event celebrates some of the best examples of leadership, innovation and impact in...
About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are involuntarily childless. A major reason why so many need assisted reproduction is that nowadays more...
Three AI innovators have been shortlisted for a Femtech World Award. The awards, delivered in partnership with headline sponsor Planned Parenthood, celebrates the brightest lights in...
Scientists have successfully created laboratory-grown human ovary models from stem cells, marking a potential breakthrough in infertility and reproductive disorder research. The findings, presented at the...
US regulators have approved the first at-home vaginal self-collection device for cervical cancer screening, offering women an alternative to in-clinic exams. The Teal Wand, developed by women’s...
