Femtech Canada

10/08/2026

Moving from product development to commercialization brings a whole new set of questions.

Meet Karen Brunet, Founder & CEO of Cntrl+ Inc., a Canadian women’s health company built around a patented bladder support device that Karen invented after her own experience with stress urinary incontinence.

The device has received FDA and Health Canada clearance, and the company has moved into U.S. commercialization while building healthcare partnerships.

Join Karen at our panel on procurement pathways at the Femtech Canada Forum as she shares her firsthand experience navigating the journey from identifying an unmet need to bringing a women’s health product to market.

🗓️ November 3, 2026 | Toronto
🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/jZp4FL0

10/06/2026

Women and girls represent nearly half of the global population, yet women’s health receives only 6% of private healthcare investment, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Women’s Health Investment Outlook.

Closing that funding and data gap requires collaboration across healthcare, research, industry and investment.

The Femtech Canada Forum brings those perspectives together to help move ideas, evidence and solutions forward.

🔗 Join us for the 2026 Forum on November 3rd in Toronto: https://loom.ly/jDHNtVk

👉 Interested in supporting the Forum? Connect with us: https://loom.ly/pI2Dh70

10/03/2026

Procurement can be one of the most challenging parts of developing a women’s health solution. Even promising technologies can struggle to move from validation to adoption when founders and healthcare decision-makers are navigating different needs, processes and expectations.

The Femtech Canada Forum 2026 brings those perspectives together to explore how we can create clearer pathways from innovation to impact.

👉 If your organization would like to support the conversations helping women’s health innovations move closer to adoption and scale, connect with us: https://loom.ly/pI2Dh70

🔗 To learn more about the 2026 Forum and get tickets, visit: https://loom.ly/jDHNtVk

10/01/2026

Are you a Femtech entrepreneur ready to strengthen the evidence of your innovation? Do you want to connect with leading researchers from around the world in women’s mental health and addictions?

🌟 Exciting News! Join Rachel Bartholomew at the CAMH conference on Women's Mental Health Across the Lifespan, November 4-5, 2026, in Toronto! Registration is now open.

👉 Visit www.camh.ca/CAMHwm2026 for details and registration. Special pricing for trainees.

🔍 Attending both the FemTech Canada Forum on November 3 and the CAMH womenmind™ Conference on November 4–5? Use promo code WMFEMTECH10 at checkout for 10% off each event.

09/30/2026

What does it take to move women’s health from strategy into measurable impact?
On November 3, the third annual Femtech Canada Forum comes to Toronto with a full day focused on three challenges shaping the future of women’s health innovation in Canada: data, procurement and policy.
We’ll bring together founders, researchers, healthcare leaders, innovators, investors, advocates and policymakers to explore how stronger evidence, clearer pathways to adoption and coordinated action can help promising ideas move forward.

🗓️ November 3, 2026 | 10:00am – 4:00pm ET
📍 Artscape Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, Ontario

🔗 Register: https://loom.ly/jZp4FL0

09/24/2026

The energy in Canadian women’s health right now is incredible. Brilliant founders are stepping up to build smart, practical solutions for problems that have been ignored for way too long.

Meet the newest companies joining our network!

➡️ Metaboloop Health Technologies Inc
Building PeriCatch, an evidence-based clinical decision support tool empowering primary care physicians and OB/GYNs to deliver better perimenopause and menopause care.

➡️ Doloris
An innovative platform translating open-ended journaling and visual metaphors into clinical reports for individuals navigating chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis.

➡️ Mellow Labs
Pioneering AI-powered neurotechnology and targeted treatment layers to transform mental health care and extend healthy longevity.

➡️ Mayana
Combining materials science and patented design to create intimate apparel tailored to the physical realities of women’s bodies through every stage of life.

➡️ HER Dailys Wellness
Combining evidence-informed formulation science and modern manufacturing to create stage-specific, daily wellness products for women.

See more companies from our community 👉 https://loom.ly/snCAaes

09/17/2026

Starting in under two hours! ⏳

There is still time to register for today’s virtual roundtable and learn how public affairs, government relations, and strategic PR can break down regulatory barriers to accelerate growth for your women’s health startup.

Gain direct insights from our featured speakers:

🎤 Nancy Dale, Senior Vice-President, Communications at Santis Health
🎤 Danielle Flieler, Manager of Federal Government Affairs at Santis Health
🎤Lisa Hepfner. Member of Parliament - Hamilton Mountain

📅 Today, September 17, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
📍 Virtual

Save your spot before we start: https://loom.ly/ss1RHE0

09/16/2026

This is your last chance to register for tomorrow’s roundtable! ⏳

Don't miss out on learning how public affairs, government relations, and strategic PR can break down regulatory barriers and accelerate growth for your women’s health startup.

Plus, you'll get direct insights from industry experts Nancy Dale (Senior Vice-President, Communications) and Danielle Flieler (Manager of Federal Government Affairs) from Santis Health, as well as MP Lisa Hepfner!

See you tomorrow!
📅 September 17, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Virtual

Save your spot now! 👉 https://loom.ly/ss1RHE0

09/16/2026

Ten years ago, Ida Tin coined the term "FemTech" and gave a unified name to a necessary sector of health innovation. In the decade since, women's health technology has evolved from period tracking into a global industry spanning menopause care, cardiovascular health, diagnostics, therapeutics, and beyond.

To celebrate this milestone, FemTech Focus is hosting a virtual fireside chat bringing together Ida Tin, Co-founder of Clue, and Dr. Brittany Barreto, host of the FemTech Focus Podcast and author of Unlocking Women's Health.

They will dive into:
🌸 The origins of the movement and why the sector needed its own category
🌸 How the industry has matured over the past 10 years
🌸 What the next decade of women's health innovation should look like

The conversation will wrap up with a live audience Q&A, giving founders, investors, researchers, and advocates a direct opportunity to engage with two leading voices in the ecosystem.
📅 Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 12:30 PM EDT | Virtual
➡️ Register here: https://loom.ly/3FK_we0

Ten years ago, a new word entered the tech lexicon: FemTech. Coined in September 2016 by Ida Tin, co-founder of Clue, the term gave a name to an emerging category of innovations designed to address the health needs of women and other people with female biology. In the decade since, FemTech has grown...

09/15/2026

A MAJOR milestone for menopause research and care in Canada just landed. 🍁

GreenShield and Women's Health Collective Canada have partnered to fund a groundbreaking national study on the menopause transition. Led by The Partnership for Women’s Health Research Canada (PWHR), the Can-RISE study will explore how perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause impact women across workplaces, healthcare systems, and communities.

Here's how this research will drive change:

📊 Closing Critical Gaps: Uncovering the real health, social, and economic effects of the menopause transition using first-of-its-kind national data.
🩺 Driving Actionable Care: Translating lived experiences into policy, workplace support, and responsive healthcare solutions.
🤝 Elevating Equity: Centering marginalized voices to ensure care solutions are inclusive for every woman across Canada.

This partnership moves us past basic awareness and straight into coordinated action!

Read more about this national study 👉 https://loom.ly/YLsvZ8Y

09/11/2026

Only one week left until our roundtable with Santis Health! ⏰

Join us to uncover policy shifts that impact funding, ways strategic PR accelerates business growth, and key methods to position your company within Canada's evolving health landscape.

This is your chance to hear directly from industry experts Nancy Dale and Danielle Flieler from Santis Health, and Lisa Hepfner!

See you there!
📅 September 17, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Save your spot today! 👉 https://loom.ly/ss1RHE0

09/10/2026

The momentum behind women's health innovation in Canada is growing faster than ever.

This year's Femtech Forum is the place to be if you want to connect with the people shaping the future of the industry. It's a high-energy space designed for networking, sharing major milestones, and celebrating how far the community has come.

Get tickets for this year's forum 👉 https://loom.ly/vz_lpv8

09/08/2026

Scaling Canadian femtech globally means taking it beyond the U.S. 🌎

While most founders target the American market, Latin America offers a rapidly growing, high-impact growth opportunity for women's health. In our recent roundtable with FemTech Latam and FemTech México , we discussed why looking south of the U.S. border makes strategic sense for Canadian femtech founders.

Here's 3 reasons why you should consider expanding to Latin America:

1️⃣ Critical Care Gaps: While regional innovation is growing fast, key areas like menopause, oncology, and mental health are broadly underserved, creating huge opportunities for evidence-based solutions.

2️⃣ Mexico's Operational Engine: With a female population 4x Canada’s size, Mexico provides a huge consumer base, low-cost clinical trial access, and world-class medical manufacturing.

3️⃣ Accelerated R&D and Prototyping: High patient volumes across top university health networks let Canadian startups generate clinical evidence and scale faster.

Could Latin America be the missing piece in your global growth strategy? 💭

Learn more from this recent roundtable! 👉 https://femtech.ca/beyond-the-u-s-why-latin-america-deserves-a-place-in-canadas-femtech-growth-strategy/?utm_source=femtech_facebook&utm_medium=organic_social

09/03/2026

Building a better future for women's health takes an entire ecosystem. 🚀

Our annual Femtech Forum is the ultimate hub for cross-sector collaboration. We're uniting diverse minds from across the industry to build a stronger national network.

Watch Andrea explain why this forum is so important to advancing women’s health innovation in Canada!

09/02/2026

Is policy holding back your women’s health startup?

Navigating government regulations and securing funding takes strategic public affairs. That’s why we’re hosting our next roundtable with Santis Health, a leading firm helping health tech companies influence policy and scale fast.

Learn how to unlock market access with Nancy Dale (Senior Vice-President, Communications) and Danielle Flieler (Manager of Federal Government Affairs) from Santis Health, as well as MP Lisa Hepfner.

Bring your questions:
📅 September 17, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Register today 👉 https://loom.ly/ss1RHE0

08/31/2026

Investing in women’s health technology just got a massive boost. 🚀

Cross-Border Impact Ventures announced the first close of their new US$58 million fund to support growing health tech companies. This new fund builds on their previous work, which reached over 356,000 women across 32 countries with life-changing medical solutions.

Here's how this capital will drive the industry forward:

💰 Series A and B funding for companies developing technologies that address conditions affecting women specifically
🤖 Support for advanced AI tools designed specifically for women's healthcare needs
🌍 Global expansion to bring better care to underserved markets

This funding will help bring femtech innovations out of the lab and into the hands of women who need them most!

Read the full story 👉 https://loom.ly/Z20AZU8