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?? Introducing the Springboard Enterprises 2025 Women’s Health Cohort! This year’s cohort features 12 companies that are driving innovation in areas that differently, predominantly, or solely impact women. Over the next 3 months, these entrepreneurs will participate in an intensive accelerator program, working alongside a dedicated team of advisors to accelerate their next stage of growth. The program will conclude with a demo-day showcase where these groundbreaking solutions take center stage. Meet the innovators: ?Lara Zibners MD MMEd MBA, Calla Lily Clinical Care ?Stacie McEntyre, Couplet Care, Inc. ?Andrea Cubitt, Dionysus Digital Health ?Shailja Dixit, Curio Digital Therapeutics Inc. ?Courtney Williams, Emagine Solutions Technology ?Karny Ilan, MD, Feminai ?Lisa Kinsella, LUWI ?Caitlyn Krebs, Nalu Bio ?Andrea Ippolito, SimpliFed ?Wendy Strgar, Vaginal Biome Science ?Carolyn Wheeler, Vella Bioscience ?Mitchella Gilbert, MBA, Oya Femtech Apparel Program Observers: ?Beverly Hinds, HerScripts ?Imen Maaroufi Clark, Prickly Pear Health Program Sponsors:?CVS Health, Eli Lilly and Company, Accenture, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Read more about the 2025 Women's Health Cohort:?https://lnkd.in/eCYCtXsy ???Join us in celebrating these founders as they redefine the future of women’s health! #Springboard25 #WomenLed #HealthcareInnovation #Femtech

This week we are launching a benefit for International Society for the Study of Womens Sexual Health (ISSWSH). 20% of all sales of our new “Morning Bean” benefit mug set will be donated to ISSWSH, and earmarked for their initiatives that help more healthcare providers become women’s sexual health specialists. I hold that all female sexual wellness brands need to understand deeply the women’s health research gap as an important part of the context in which they’re operating. And this belief is a major part of why we are pursuing a benefit fundraiser with ISSWSH. Because we feel obligated to help propel the sexual health sector itself (well, in part because we actually do have a product, soon it will be two products, that do meaningfully advance sexual health solutions, not to be too obnoxious) and also the key stakeholders who will be guiding its evolution: the healthcare providers and the research scientists. And it’s a win-win for us. Because in CPG, we have a special role: we can act nimbly, and more quickly than pharma. And there is so much to advance in the area of female sexual wellness still, without going down the pharma route. We are working to build a company that recognizes this very unique moment in the women’s sexual health space as not only a market opportunity, but a kind of profound time to contribute to the history of women’s health. Anyways, this mug is your HR dept’s worst nightmare. Because of, or in spite of that, consider supporting the advancement of women’s sexual health and get a cute mug while you’re at it. *Morning Bean is the colloquial name for a female morning boner. If I’m ever known for anything, let it be for coming up with this name at the 11th hour. In the mean time… consider buying a mug, heh?

Most physicians lack education on the science of the vulva, including gynecologists. Surprisingly, the human clitoris's nerve count was only discovered in 2023 (Uloko et al), highlighting the neglect of this crucial structure in research. This oversight contributes to high instances of urinary tract infections, chronic pelvic pain, recurrent vaginal infections, and overactive bladder symptoms. Prioritizing vulvar health within the medical community could significantly reduce the prevalence of these diseases. #WomensHealth #MedicalResearch #VulvarHealth

It’s #EqualResearchDay! ?? Evvy created #EqualResearchDay on June 10 because women weren’t required in U.S. clinical research until June 10th, 1993 (Think Equal Pay Day but for the gender health gap!) To this day, there are countless holes ? in our scientific and medical understanding of the female body —?and that directly impacts us as patients. If you’ve ever experienced delays in diagnoses, failed treatments, mystery symptoms with no answers, or medical gaslighting — #EqualResearchDay is for you. This year, we brought together 46 innovative companies and compiled 100 Effed Facts about the Gender Health Gap across 12 health areas: ? Autoimmune Disease ? Brain + Mental Health ? Cancer ? Endometriosis ? Fertility ? Heart Health ? Hormonal Health ? Maternal Health ? Medical Gaslighting ? Menopause ? Menstrual & Sexual Health ? Vaginal & Urinary Health Earlier this week, we launched a limited-edition coffee table book featuring all 100 Effed Facts to benefit Women's Health Access Matters (you can order a copy at EqualResearchDay.com before they sell out... !) But we decided these facts are too important not to share widely — so we are posting a public version here on LinkedIn. ?????? ?????? ?????? ????????:? ?? Share this post (and add your story about why equal research matters to you)!? ?? Learn more and shop the limited edition coffee table book to benefit WHAM at EqualResearchDay.com The female body shouldn’t be a medical mystery —?together, let’s close the gender health gap for good. #equalresearchday2024 #evvy #genderhealthgap #closethegenderhealthgap ——— 2024 Equal Research Day Collaborative: Evvy Aavia adyn Allara AOA Dx Bloomer Tech Caraway Clue Cofertility Conceive Diem DotLab Doveras Elektra Health Elix Frame Gabbi Gaia Gameto Health In Her HUE HerMD Hey Jane The Honey Pot Company Iron Health Julie Products Inc. Live UTI Free Looni Love Wellness Midi Health Millie Neura Health Origin Oova Poppy Seed Health Paloma Health Rescripted Rosy Wellness Ruth Health (YC S21) Seven Starling Stripes Sunfish Teal Health Thirty Madison TMRW Vella Bioscience Veracity WellTheory