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Instant Rad and NVIDIA: Revolutionizing Healthcare in Africa Radiologists are essential for interpreting critical medical images, especially in urgent cases like strokes and pulmonary embolisms. However, Africa faces a severe shortage of these specialists. Instant Rad has introduced a tele-radiology service that allows radiologists to diagnose remotely. Partnering with NVIDIA, a leader in AI, Instant Rad enhances diagnostic accuracy with advanced technology. This collaboration has already benefited over 300,000 patients in 54 African hospitals, significantly improving healthcare access and outcomes across the continent. For more information, read the impact playbook we prepared to tell their story below👇 #BackedbyHealthcap

By Shereese Maynard, MS, MBA She/Her In healthcare innovation, few areas have grown as rapidly or impacted as profoundly as #Femtech. With a focus on the unique needs of women, this dynamic field continues to pioneer solutions that improve outcomes, reduce disparities, and empower women to take charge of their health. https://lnkd.in/e92Y6sya

#Responsible #AI: 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 – 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Responsible AI: Women & Healthcare Conference 2025, and being named as an AI visionary with many other accomplished women in this space (https://lnkd.in/e7af5Fu2). The chairs - Dame Lesley Regan and Professor Erika Denton - set the tone for the day with a clear mission —rethinking women’s health beyond traditional care pathways and ensuring 𝐀𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. Dame Lesley Regan: 👉 Healthcare must look beyond care pathways to consider how people enter them—focusing on 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴 rather than just diseases. 👉 Women’s health is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 about female diseases or reproductive health—it’s about the 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 across all conditions. 👉 Gender bias in diagnosis persists—women’s symptoms are still too often dismissed as anxiety or hysteria. Professor Erika Denton: 🔸 AI is not always the solution—we must be strategic about what we scale. 🔸 Women must be visible role models for other women in AI and leadership. 🔸 Those who understand health must drive AI conversations to avoid bias. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🩷 We must move from admiring the problem to 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 it. 🩷 A life-course approach is essential—women’s health needs change across their lifespan, and healthcare must reflect that. 🩷 We must amplify solutions, not problems—𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦. Dame Lesley Regan shared insights from her time at #Davos World Economic Forum Meeting: 👉 Conversations on women’s health were front and centre – lots of interest 👉 A McKinsey & Company analysis found that closing the gender health gap in the UK could save £36 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧—20% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐇𝐒 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭!!! 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 We must promote equity in access, technology, and AI adoption. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥: 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞. Thanks to Health Innovation Network Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex Department of Health and Social Care NHS England NHS Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | RCOG

With women's health gaining prominence, #femaleengineers bring vital perspectives to medical device innovation, addressing historical one-size-fits-all approaches. A diverse team will more readily recognize factors that might influence a device’s performance or how it is used. By empowering more women in engineering, we pave the way for improved #healthcare outcomes for all. Read more from Sarah Knight in Med-Tech Innovation News: https://lnkd.in/gT22XMjZ

Tomorrow at #BOOM2024, I'll be facilitating a catalyzer corner session 🚀 Join us as we delve into the fascinating realm of "Tech for Gender Medicine" with, Dr. Carina Tyrrell ✨ If you're attending #BOOM2024, be sure to mark your calendars and join us for this session and an interactive discussion around this topic. See you there! 💡 #BOOM2024 #Basel #GenderMedicine #TechInnovation

LAST CALL! Don’t miss out on Decoding the Future of Women – THE FemTech event of the year. 🚀 The quality and quantity of startups, sponsors, investors, innovators, and Women’s Health rockstars this event attracts speaks for itself. Join us for an unforgettable experience on June 10-11, 2024, during London Tech Week. Here’s everything you need to know about Decoding 2024: - Incredible Speakers Check the website for a full directory of our amazing speakers. - Leading Brands in Attendance Corporate and healthcare innovators like Philips, Bayer, Unilever, Nestlé, Essity, IBM, Perrigo Company, Holland & Barrett, Bupa, Beiersdorf, CooperSurgical. - Healthcare providers such as the NHS, Maven Clinic, The Male Fertility Clinic, Apricity Fertility, HCA Healthcare, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex. Doctors, researchers, and academics from Buck Institute for Research on Aging, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of East Anglia, UCL, Imperial College London, BioAstra, Champalimaud Foundation, University of Michigan, Womb Transplant UK. - Two Days of Dedicated FemTech Networking and Discussion June 10-11, 2024, will bring two days of unmissable panel discussions and keynote presentations on the topics of: 🔍 Reproductive Tech and Human Fertility 💡 Wearables and Biohacking 🌍 Women’s Healthcare 2050 ❤️ Sex of the Future 🧠 AI and Big Data for Health 🌱 The Future of Mother Earth 🍄 Psychedelic & Alternative Medicine 🚀 Startups & FemTech Lab 🔬 Scientific Breakthroughs 🔄 Female Longevity 🛍️ The Future Female Consumer Join us to connect with visionaries, investors, corporate innovators, and cutting-edge startups as we reimagine the future of Women’s Health and, ultimately, the future of humanity. Check out the event:  https://www.d3cod1ng.com/ Decoding the Future of Women #d3cod1ng2024 #DecodingTheFutureOfWomen #WomensHealth #Femtech Can't wait to see you there! 🌟

WOW! Decoding the Future of Women what an event! 🙌 Did you miss it? Don't worry, here are our 𝟱 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀! 👇   🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲: 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲! AI is essential, and investors will notice its absence in your pitch deck. BUT be thoughtful about its inclusion. Proprietary machine learning that brings rich data trumps a ChatGPT API every time. 🇬🇧 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗞 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 UK consumers aren't used to paying for healthcare due to the NHS. Creating a frugal FemTech market demanding exceptional value. 🦸♀️ 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 = 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 First-time founders fail a LOT, and most women's health founders are first-timers. In your pitch, highlight your ability to build and leverage communities. Your community are your customers. ❌ 𝗩𝗖 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ✅ 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Another VC rejection? Don't take it personally. VCs have a quota to fill in a limited time, and healthcare has its risks. Alternate funding can be found in family offices, foundations & government grants. 📈 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 Here are some hot topics investors are talking about: • Gene and cell therapy • IVF optimization • Male fertility and contraceptives • The seven female cancers (from diagnosis to prognosis) • Perimenopause • AI in healthcare We're proud to have been media partners at FemTech Lab's event! A huge congratulations to Karina Vazirova, Katia Lang, Caroline Deliakis, Tatiana Klimanova, and the wider team! 👏 👏 👏 #FemTechLab #FemTech #WomensHealth

“It’s not about equity, it’s about really good science” Great first panel session today at the Women’s health tech stage at #giant2024 talking about how to improve the research gap, education on women’s health and funding in Femtech. Key points: ⭐️ We need to shorten the path to scale. How? Education of investment committees on the opportunity and potential returns for Femtech. Looking at investment/allocation strategy with a gender lens. Backing NHS-targeted products ⭐️ We need to deal with the data/research gap. How? Easy to access disaggregated data. Support from regulatory bodies in their research guidelines (similar to recent changes re niche diseases). Using AI to trawl back and interrogate historical data with a gender lens ⭐️ We need better education about women’s health in schools and in medicine. How? Baseline points to be taught to everyone in schools (with more detail specifically for girls and women). Menopause and other women’s health conditions to be mandatory in med school (currently optional in 50% worldwide 🤯) ⭐️ Femtech innovations need to be accessible and have mass reach. How? Consider cost model for the innovation. View it from the lens of poorer households and what they may need to prioritise I’m now off to read the book Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez as recommended by the panel and hopefully not cry/ fall off my chair in anger… 😂 #femtech #womenshealth Mills & Reeve Charlotte Lewis Steph Caird Gayle Curry

🧠 Get ready to close the gender healthcare gap at Intelligent Health AI with Erasmus MC's Margrietha H. (Greet) Vink. 🧠 Did you know? Women are 33% more likely than men to experience barriers to healthcare access, including delays in receiving. care and lack of access to specialist services. 🧠 And, historically, women have been underrepresented in clinical trials. A 2019 study found that only 22% of participants in cardiovascular clinical trials were women – despite heart disease being the leading cause of death for women. 🧠 But promising, pioneering AI-driven innovations are being used to improve health outcomes for women all over the world – reducing gender disparities in healthcare, and paving the way towards a safer, more representative, more equitable future with high-quality healthcare solutions. Join us in Basel on 11–12 September. Take your chance to stand amongst the AI in healthcare giants and see how we do health. 🎟️ ⇢ https://hubs.li/Q02HY_qb0 🗣️ ⇢ https://hubs.li/Q02HYRFv0 #SaveLivesWithAI #IH24 #IntelligentHealth