sanoLiving, Canada’s only fully national digital health platform for women’s midlife care, has released a first-of-its kind whitepaper demonstrating that comprehensive menopause benefits can help employers manage rising health costs while improving employee well-being and workplace performance. “Rising benefit costs—driven in part by midlife women’s unmet health needs—make menopause support
You’d think that at some point we would start running out of fantastic young minds in this province. And then, every single year, we’re hit with another amazing crop of applicants for our 30 Under 30 program. For the 12th year in a row, we’re proud to showcase these incredible
Join us for Leveraging IP for Business Success, an event designed to help you protect your tech innovations, drive business growth, and unlock new opportunities—featuring insights from leading entrepreneurs. This event, delivered by Invest Ottawa’s IO Venture Path team, brings together entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and IP experts to discuss how protecting
Rachel Bartholomew, Founder of Femtech Canada and CEO of Hyivy Health, shares insights on the femtech industry and how organizations can contribute to the future of women’s health.
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming women’s health at this insightful event hosted at the MaRS Discovery District. Join leaders from Canada and France as they explore the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into healthcare to better support women’s well-being. The panel will kick off with key insights from
Afynia Laboratories, a Canadian biotech startup spun out from McMaster University, has secured $5 million in seed funding to commercialize its blood test for endometriosis. The round was led by Bio-Rad Laboratories, with participation from Impact America Fund, SOSV, the Capital Angel Network, and Gaingels. Read original article.
In this conversation, Rachel Bartholomew, founder of Femtech Canada and Hyivy Health, shares her personal journey through cancer diagnosis and treatment, which inspired her to innovate in women’s health technology. She discusses the growth of Femtech Canada, its international collaborations, and the current state of the Femtech ecosystem in Canada. Rachel emphasizes the
Join us for an engaging and informative event dedicated to exploring the critical issues surrounding access to healthcare for women in Canada. This gathering will bring together healthcare professionals, advocates, and community members to discuss the biases and barriers women often face when seeking care for menstrual, reproductive, and sexual
Calgary, AB – February 19, 2025 – Women, girls and female-identifying persons experience different health realities due, in large part, to a significant lack of sex and gender focused research and funding investment that allows for the exploration of female specific health concerns. Only 8.8% of NIH grant spending over the last
There’s a growing movement to support Canadian businesses. In recent weeks, “Choose Canada” has become a rallying cry. With U.S. President Donald Trump signing executive orders to impose a 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminum starting March 12—and discussions underway about further tariffs on other Canadian goods—uncertainty with
Femtech Canada would like to respectfully acknowledge the historical oppression of lands, cultures and the original peoples in what we now know as Canada. We recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbors, partners and caretakers.
Femtech Canada is operated by Innovation Factory, a business accelerator dedicated to helping businesses launch, scale, and succeed. We provide start-ups and scaling companies with advisory services, training, mentorship, and strategic connections to help bring disruptive technologies to market, leverage intellectual property, increase revenues, attract investment and create jobs.
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