Breaking ‘female health’ taboos in IP
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Technology is continuing to transform women’s healthcare and female inventors are driving the change—but more needs to be done to ensure they secure IP rights, finds Liz Hockley.
The women’s healthcare market is rapidly expanding, with an ever-growing number of startups using new technology to develop innovative ‘femtech’ products.
Femtech encompasses a wide range of technologies that address female health issues, including menstruation, fertility, pregnancy and menopause. The term was coined in 2016 by Ida Tin, the creator of period and ovulation tracker Clue, because she wanted to legitimise an area of healthcare that has historically been under-researched and under-funded.
The global femtech market is now expected to reach $75 billion by 2025, according to data agency FemTech Analytics. Many innovators are already seizing this opportunity.
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