Category: ForbesWomen

Meet 7 Femtech Companies Innovating In The Area Of Ovarian Health, Breast And Gynecological Cancers

These seven highly innovative companies in the femtech space are bringing new game-changing solutions to the market, disrupting sectors where we haven’t seen much innovation in recent years and changing the narrative around conditions and illnesses tha…

Addressing Gender And Racial Unmet Needs In Cardiovascular Care Is Essential For Better Health Outcomes, Study Shows

Lack of awareness, symptoms, standardized processes and technologies for diagnosis are only some of the key areas that impede or negatively impact the journey of patients with CAD/PAD, according to the latest study conducted by Abbott – ‘Beyond Interve…

Federal SBIR/STTR Grants Are Helping A Latina Founder Bring A Respiratory Device To Market

By tapping every network and startup resource—starting with federal SBIR/STTR grants—this Latina founder may bring an innovative wearable monitoring device to help respiratory patients. And she did it with non-dilutive funding so she didn’t lose contro…

Healthcare Industry Still Lacks Inclusivity And Accessibility. These 7 Female Leaders Are Here To Change That

Pandemic has exacerbated existing healthcare inequalities and disparities in how accessible and inclusive healthcare provision is in some countries. But, there are many innovative companies out there working on solutions that have the potential to chan…

Erica Barnell And Geneoscopy: Ensuring That The Holmes Verdict Is Not A Verdict For Women Founders

The differences between [Erica Barnell and Elizabeth Holmes] include: “10 years of scientific training, a PhD, 20 peer-reviewed publications, and a moral compass.”

Meet The Nigerian Tackling The Genetic Basis Of Cancer

Nigerian researcher Professor Olufunmilayo Olopade has worked for decades in the search for the genetic basis of breast cancer, now she is teaming up with an African startup to sequence populations that are under-represented in the medical literature.

With New Book, Parsley Health Founder Dr. Robin Berzin Wants To Bring Holistic Health To All

Six years after launching Parsley Health, Dr. Robin Berzin has built the service into the nation’s leading holistic medicine provider, raising $100 million along the way. Now, the founder is bringing the company’s ethos and approach to mental health to…

HigherDOSE Cofounders Launch ‘BioHack-Hers’ YouTube Series, A Female-Led Exploration Of Biohacking

Six years after launching infrared sauna and holistic wellness brand HigherDOSE, Lauren Berlingeri and Katie Kaps were struck by the continued lack of information around biohacking. So, to remedy this, they created ‘BioHack-Hers,’ a new YouTube series …

50 Over 50: EMEA 2022

Women around the world are proving that 50 and beyond is the new golden age. Here are the founders, business and political leaders, scientists and vanguards leading the way throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

OxiWear, A First Non-Intrusive Wearable For Medical-Grade, Continuous Oxygen Monitoring, Raises $1.25 Million In Funding

After surviving multiple cardiac arrests hypoxic strokes, Shavini Fernando invented OxiWear – the first non-intrusive wearable that would provide continuous readings at medical-grade accuracy.