Put a (smart) ring on it: Movano on why its health wearable will put women first Movano Health turned heads at CES with an ouroboros-esque smart ring designed for women. In the…
Category: Biotech & Health
You could be Wasted and not even know it
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Starling Medical’s new urine-testing device turns your toilet into a health tracker
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Danish startup Kanpla wants to help canteens cut food waste
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With new funding, Atomic AI envisions RNA as the next frontier in drug discovery
With new funding, Atomic AI envisions RNA as the next frontier in drug discovery The biotech industry is experiencing a rush of AI-powered tools for many aspects of the complex drug discovery…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep tech fundraising, negative trade secrets, 3 metrics investors love
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Despite 2022’s headwinds, women’s health startups did better than ever before
Despite 2022’s headwinds, women’s health startups did better than ever before It’s been seven months since Roe vs. Wade was overturned, and the dust has barely begun to settle. Politically, voters have…
Sunfish’s technology wants to bring affordability to assisted reproduction
Sunfish’s technology wants to bring affordability to assisted reproduction Sunfish, a new startup built by a former director at one of the oldest surrogacy and egg donation agencies in the world, has…
Amazon launches RxPass, a $5/month Prime add-on for all-you-need generic drugs covering 80 conditions
Amazon launches RxPass, a $5/month Prime add-on for all-you-need generic drugs covering 80 conditions More than two years since announcing Amazon Pharmacy to take some of the prescription drugs business away from…
Babylist makes an even bigger bet on baby products with Expectful acquisition
Babylist makes an even bigger bet on baby products with Expectful acquisition Today, baby registry and product discovery platform Babylist announced that it has acquired health and wellness tool Expectful for an…