Over the last two years, we organized and hosted three major global conferences: FemTech Forum, Health Tech 2.0, and Investing&Fundraising in HealthTech and FemTech.

This year, we decided to do something different.

Why FemTech Untapped?

In 2022, we are committed to opening the conversation around the topics in FemTech that are still taboo, areas that are untapped, underresearched, and underfunded.

Over the past few years, the term FemTech has become a buzzword, and women’s health, today more than ever, has been getting the recognition and visibility it deserves. But, this is still not enough for the healthcare industry to be more inclusive and more innovation, disruption and funding is still needed in some other areas such as cardiovascular health or mental health. Female health is not just reproductive health, and unless we start treating it as such, especially if we don’t see it as a part of a larger public health discussion, things won’t move at the right speed in the right direction for many more years.

That’s why this year we are bringing you a series of events, educational panels, blogs, and interviews with industry leaders, founders, clinicians, organizations, and investors every month throughout the year, with the focus on some of the most important topics in the femtech space, featuring some of the most innovative companies in this industry.

Join us every month for a series of events and educational content where we will cover topics from diversity and inclusion in the femtech space, to innovations in menstrual, mental, gut, and cardiovascular health, to male contraception and baby tech, and everything in between.

This program will be delivered in partnership with our program partners FemTec Health and Goodwin, as well as our webinar partners ByHeart, Biote, Lovehoney Group, Elix Healing, FERTI·LILY, and many more.

Together, we can all work towards the femtech innovation and support being more accessible and inclusive!

Find out more about the program

Our June event - The rise of fertility tech- novel solutions for better outcomes

Around 1 in 7 couples in the UK have difficulty conceiving. Fertility has become a global reproductive health issue, but it still remains taboo. The stigma around it prevents individuals and couples from accessing information about different fertility options, fertility tracking devices, apps, or fertility treatments.

In this webinar, we will be discussing the latest innovations in the fertility space, the current challenges the industry and the patients are experiencing, how has the pandemic affected the patients and the treatments, what is the future of fertility, and what new options and trends we will be seeing in the future.

SPEAKERS

Jo Living, co-founder and COO of Aura Fertility

Jo Living is the co-founder and COO of Aura Fertility. Following 10 years in Investment Banking, Jo transitioned into the world of startups, setting up and running a fellowship programme supporting social entrepreneurs. Eager to scratch her own entrepreneurial itch, she joined Aura Fertility as co-founder / COO in 2020, raising £600k in pre-seed funding in 2021. She believes female investors can change the world by embracing agency over their wealth and supporting innovations they care about.

Built from the founders' personal experience and expert insight, Aura works with fertility clinics to offer pioneering whole-person care for every IVF cycle. They deliver personalised 24/7 wraparound fertility support, via an easy-to-use patient app and clinic dashboard. Always evidence-based, Aura provides proven tools, educational content, and expert support to navigate every step of the fertility treatment journey. They work to improve patient experience, psychosocial health, and fertility outcomes.

Dr Helen O’Neill, CEO and founder of Hertility

Dr Helen O’Neill is CEO and Founder of Hertility, a digital health company shaping the future of reproductive healthcare by pioneering unique diagnostic testing that provides data-driven and advanced insights into reproductive health, fertility decline, and the onset of menopause.

Hertility is on a mission to set a new standard of scientific rigour and education in female health, nurturing the Mother of all movements - one powered by a new generation of women who back their bodies and their life choices.

Dr O’Neill has an honours degree in Genetics, an MSc in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine from UCL and did her PhD and postdoctoral research on the genetics of ovarian development. She was awarded in the Top Twenty Women in Data in 2019 and is a tenured Lecturer at University College London where she lectures both masters and medical students in reproductive and molecular genetics.

Robert Stal, founder and CEO of FERTI·LILY

Robert Stal is the Founder and CEO of FERTI·LILY. He developed the FERTI·LILY Conception Cup after he and his wife had trouble conceiving. With a background in biochemistry, and 15 years of experience developing medical devices Robert knows how to develop and register a medical product; he partnered with fertility specialists to come up with a unique concept to help couples increase their chances of conception. His second child was conceived using the FERTI·LILY Cup, which is now available in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Amy Beckley, founder and CEO of Proov

Amy Beckley is the CEO and founder of Proov. With her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and MBA, she has been studying hormones and reproductive biology for over 20 years. Amy has done research on blood cancer formation, vaccine development, and breast cancer progression. After years of struggling to conceive, her battle with recurrent miscarriage inspired her to create Proov so women could be proactive about their reproductive health. Proov provides a variety of solutions to unleash the power of the menstrual cycle and reproductive hormones, inspiring women to live and feel their best.

AGENDA

(*All time slots are BST)

4 pm - Opening words by organising team

4:10 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Jo Living, co-founder and COO of Aura Fertility

4:20 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Dr Helen O’Neill, CEO and Founder of Hertility

4:30 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Robert Stal, founder and CEO of FERTI·LILY

4:40 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Amy Beckley, founder and CEO of Proov

4:50 pm - Panel discussion

5:30 pm - Q&As

6:00 pm - Closing words by the organising team

Book ticket

About our partners and sponsors

Webinar partner

FERTI·LILY developed and launched the FERTI·LILY Conception Cup, a reusable medical device that offers couples the ability to increase their chances of conception by 48% in the comfort of their home. Having experienced firsthand the frustrations of (not) conceiving we believe that hopeful couples deserve better. FERTI·LILY aims to give couples greater control over their fertility, helping to increase their chances of getting pregnant while preserving the intimacy and excitement of this very special moment.

Program partners

FemTec Health

Founded in May 2020 by Dr. Kimon Angelides and publicly launched in October 2021, FemTec Health is the leading Health and Beauty Sciences Company focused on using technology and data to transform the total healthcare experience for women in every stage of their life cycle. Areas of focus include specialty care, wellness and prevention, reproductive care, sexual wellness, mental health, chronic care, and beyond. Angelides has brought together A female-led team with decades of experience across healthcare, wellness, and consumer products in public and private companies. FemTech Health’s mission is to revolutionize women’s healthcare by using state-of-the-art genomics, predictive intelligence, and digital technologies to create an experience that is unified, coordinated, and provides personalized services and products based on every woman's unique needs. FemTec Health currently has offices in Houston, New York, San Diego, London, Barcelona, Athens & Shanghai.

Goodwin

Goodwin partners with clients to practice law with integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition. Their 1,600 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia excel at complex transactions, high-stakes litigation, and world-class advisory services in the technology, life sciences, healthcare, private equity, real estate, and financial industries. Goodwin’s extensive experience and knowledge of the women’s health and wellness industry coupled with their deep industry contacts helps them to foster relationships between their clients and stakeholders to provide them with full-service legal offerings. From intellectual property to regulatory and from structuring capital raises to IPOs, they advise clients at all stages of the company lifecycle.

About Women of Wearables

Women of Wearables (WoW) is a leading global organization and ecosystem aiming to connect and support women and allies in wearable tech, health tech, and femtech, as well as educate about the latest innovations in the world of emerging technologies. With headquarters in London (UK) and more than 20,000 members located around the globe, WoW has become a global movement that supports its growing community through events, mentorship, educational programs, and collaboration with its network of local collaborators and partners. Our members are startup founders, designers, technologists, industry experts, researchers, bloggers, journalists, investors, and many more.

Our community is open to anyone who is affiliated with and interested in emerging technologies and is not just for professional women, but for anyone with an interest in wearable technology and providing women with a platform for growth.

HOW TO JOIN US

➡️ Become a WoW member to learn from and connect with our community of entrepreneurs, designers, and technologists, leverage valuable resources, and discover career and business opportunities! By joining, you’ll get the opportunity to promote your company at one of the leading global organizations for women in tech, advertise in our newsletter and collaborate with us for our webinars, conferences, and content.

➡️ Follow us on Twitter / LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook.

➡️ Join our femtech group on LinkedIn.

➡️ Get in touch if you’d like to become our partner!