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2 episodes with bethany corbin
2 episodes with bethany corbin
2 episodes with bethany corbin
2 episodes with bethany corbin
David Crapo and Bethany Corbin discuss enterprise risk management for health care organizations, with a particular focus on cybersecurity. They cover the sources of cyberattacks on health care organizations, risks involving third-party vendors, strategies for minimizing cybersecurity risks, legal requirements, different stakeholder responsibilities, dealing with cybersecurity breaches, and legal and regulatory trends. David is co-editor, and Bethany is co-author, of AHLA's Enterprise Risk Management for Health Care, Fourth Edition. From AHLA's Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group.Watch the conversation here.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.
The fertility journey can be a heartbreaking, time-consuming, and costly experience for many individuals worldwide. Globally, 1 in 6 people are affected by infertility, with 19% of women aged 15 to 49 unable to get pregnant after one year of trying. When Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche was told she had unexplained fertility during her pregnancy journey, doctors expected her to undergo invasive infertility treatments that cost tens of thousands of dollars. That's when Dr. Jenn put her mind to work and began treating infertility as a scientific problem waiting to be solved. The result was her startup company known as PherDal, which offers the only sterile, FDA cleared at home insemination kit for individuals experiencing infertility. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Dr. Jenn to discuss her infertility journey, the creation of her startup, the FDA clearance process, the experience of crowdfunding her business, and much more! About Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche:Dr. Jenn has defiantly stepped out of the shadows of an "infertile" diagnosis, setting her sights on revolutionizing healthcare. With a portfolio of over two dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles and 600+ citations in prestigious journals like Nature, Dr. Jenn's acumen is well-recognized. She became the first individual to receive a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from NIU in 2014, preceded by a Master's in the same field. During her postdoctoral tenure at the University of Colorado, she made significant strides in cancer genomics that secured million-dollar grants, papers, and clinical trials. In 2019, she brought her expertise to healthcare SaaS as an analyst and developer. Within four years, she assumed leadership roles at two rapidly expanding pharmaceutical SaaS companies, helping them exponentially scale revenue past 15M+.Driven by a deep-seated passion, Dr. Hintzsche founded PherDal (a clever play on “fertile” with a nod to her Ph.D.), offering the first sterile, affordable, FDA-cleared at home fertility treatment. PherDal's initial 200 proof-of-concept kits sold out in 90 days, resulting in 34 reported pregnancies. In 2022, the company crowdfunded over $630K for FDA clearance. In 2023, Dr. Hintzsche was a top 5 finalist at the SXSW Pitch competition and featured innovator at LSI's Emerging MedTech Conference, and was selected to be part of the top 30 FemTech Companies to participate in Femovate. RELEVANT LINKS: Learn more about PherDal at this website. Follow PherDal on Facebook. Watch Dr. Jenn's Scientifically Femtech Video Interview (where she provides advice to the next generation of researchers and scientists looking to get involved in femtech) on the FemInnovator Community (login required – sign up for a FREE membership to the FemInnovator Community here to access the content and use coupon code FREEMEMBERSHIP).Connect with Our Guest, Dr. Jennifer Hintzsche: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
As a women's health founder, creativity is the backbone of your company's success. This is particularly true in an industry where less than 4% of all venture capital funding goes towards women's health. Using innovative and community-driven tactics to raise capital, test and launch your product, and earn revenue is essential. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Catherine Hendy, co-founder of ELANZA Wellness, to walk through her startup journey and the creative paths she's taken to fund her startup and contribute to long-term women's health research. Bethany and Catherine discuss pros, cons, and personal experiences with accelerator programs, raising venture capital funds, and crowdfunding; how to overcome the daily challenges of building a health tech product; how founders can use their product's data to contribute to women's health research; the power of technology to help patients actively manage their health; how to incorporate clinical and scientific voices into product development, and much more. Join us for an exciting episode to hear first-hand advice from a femtech founder whose making significant strides in the endometriosis field. About Catherine Hendy:Catherine Hendy is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ELANZA Wellness, co-author of the book “Everything Egg Freezing” and an ex-BBC producer and program maker. She is focused on the intersection of technology, behavioral science, and wellbeing, is a member of the British Fertility Society, and judged the European Fertility Awards. Catherine was selected as one of 13 Innovators Shaping the Future of Health 2024 by Fortune Health. About ELANZA Wellness: ELANZA's virtual care platform, EverythingEndo, helps people with endometriosis unlock more symptom free days. Catherine and the founding team graduated Techstars New York in 2021 and are also backed by Human Ventures, Gaingels, the Accel Scout Fund, and leading angels in the digital health space. ELANZA has been named a “health startup to watch” by MedCity and has been featured in Techcrunch, BBC, NPR, Grazia, FemTech Insider, Future of FemTech, Women of Wearables, and more. RELEVANT LINKS: Learn more about ELANZA at this website. Purchase “Everything Egg Freezing” on Amazon. Connect with Our Guest, Catherine Hendy: LINKEDIN Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
The exclusion of women from modern medicine is a complex and pervasive issue that spans centuries of medical practice. Despite advancements in healthcare, women continue to face systemic barriers that hinder their access to accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and equitable care. Historical biases, gender stereotypes, and a lack of representation in medical research have contributed to this exclusion, perpetuating disparities in health outcomes and quality of care. From underrepresentation in clinical trials to the dismissal of women's symptoms and concerns, the consequences of this exclusion are far-reaching, impacting women's health across diverse populations. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin talks with Dr. Elizabeth Comen, author of the USA Today bestselling book “All in Her Head”, about the exclusion of women from medicine and how women today can advocate for their health and wellbeing in a world designed for men. Specifically, Bethany and Dr. Comen dive into the shame and stigma women encounter when trying to discuss their health concerns, the equation of women's health with reproductive health, how bias in medicine affects both patients and providers, the societal need to control women, whether femtech is the answer to the exclusion of women in medicine, and how to change the ongoing narrative of women's health. Join us for this enlightening conversation to help shift the future trajectory of women's health worldwide.About Dr. Elizabeth Comen:Elizabeth Comen, MD, has dedicated her medical career to saving the lives of women. An award-winning, internationally sought-after clinician and physician-scientist, Dr. Comen works as a medical oncologist in New York City and is an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She earned her BA in the history of science from Harvard College and her MD from Harvard Medical School, then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and her fellowship in oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She lives in New York City with her family. RELEVANT LINKS: Learn more about Dr. Comen at this website. Learn more about Dr. Comen's USA Today bestselling book “All in Her Head” at this website. Purchase “All in Her Head” at HarperCollins and Amazon. Connect with Our Guest, Dr. Comen: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Commercializing your femtech or healthtech product can be challenging, especially for early-stage founders. Bringing a product to market often involves detailed customer research and product testing, developing impactful launch and communication strategies, removing barriers to consumer adoption, identification of the proper reimbursement pathway, and more. In this episode of the FemInnovation Podcast, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Swathi Rangan and Daniella Kapural from Herspiegel to discuss the secrets for product commercialization success. The trio discusses what product commercialization means, when femtech founders should start thinking about a product commercialization strategy, common product commercialization mistakes, how to identify applicable business models, how to determine product differentiators and develop a value proposition, and much more! Don't miss this in-depth discussion to enhance your product commercialization strategy and experience. About Swathi Rangan:As a Principal at Herspiegel, Swathi leverages her passion and expertise within the sciences and strong problem-solving skills to help pharmaceutical clients swiftly address complex business challenges. She excels at developing and leading teams to craft successful commercial solutions, in collaboration with the client.Throughout her tenure at Herspiegel, Swathi has led projects with a variety of clients, ranging from large to mid-size, and start-ups. She has deep knowledge in a variety of therapeutic areas including women's health, immunology, oncology, cardiometabolic disorders, and rare disease. Her expertise includes leading strategy and implementation across commercial projects with a strong focus on data and insight-driven innovation; projects include patient support and experience design, digital health partnership implementation, and go-to-market strategy development. She also specializes in creating comprehensive market-shaping strategies for complex disease states and has successfully managed numerous product launches.About Daniella Kapural: Daniella began her consulting career at Herspiegel with a fervent commitment to enhancing the patient experience through strategic problem-solving and innovation. During her tenure, she cultivated a passion for advancing women's health, focusing on devising solutions to address the diverse and complex healthcare needs unique to women across the continuum of care.As a Consultant, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership and support across a diverse array of projects, encompassing product launch, brand planning, go-to-market strategy development, digital health integration, and change management implementation. She serves a broad spectrum of clients, ranging from start-ups to established pharmaceutical giants, lending her expertise across various therapeutic areas such as women's health, oncology, cardiovascular disorders, and neurology. RELEVANT LINKS: More about Herspiegel at this website. Connect with Swathi Rangan on Linkedin. Connect with Daniella Kapural on LinkedIn. Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Fear can drive innovation, and for Bethany Corbin, it also helped her find her purpose. As a healthcare innovation and femtech attorney, Bethany Corbin is on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global women's health sector. She is the founder of FemInnovation, which helps founders, clinicians, politicians, and advocates transform and disrupt “standard” care delivery for women's health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. Bethany is a recognized leader at the intersection of women's health, law, and technology, and was named a Top 200 Trailblazing Leader in Women's Health and Femtech by Women of Wearables. Her strategic insights have been featured in top new outlets, including Forbes, Fortune, BBC, NPR, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, VICE, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, and more.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health tools have proliferated as a way for consumers to access care virtually and monitor their health conditions at home. State and federal laws have been modified to expand care settings and enhance the accessibility of healthcare services. Digital health solutions, however, are still unavailable to large portions of the population, resulting in inequitable access to care that has, at times, been exacerbated by the digital health revolution. Key barriers to digital health adoption include digital literacy, inconsistent access to broadband and high-speed internet, lack of access to smartphones and cell service, and cultural competency. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Priya Bathija, a nationally recognized healthcare leader, attorney, and policy expert, to explore how femtech founders can enhance digital health equity. This episode explores the fundamentals of digital health equity, why digital health equity is essential in today's healthcare landscape, the impact socioeconomic factors have on digital health tools and resources, successful strategies for improving access to digital health services, how founders can design their products with digital health equity in mind, and much more! Don't miss this exciting episode designed to help founders and digital health enthusiasts bridge the digital divide. RELEVANT LINKS: More about Nyoo Health at this website. Read Priya's Article in the Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law on “Digital Health Equity: Narrowing the Digital Divide by Ensuring a Fair, Equitable, and Just Opportunity to Access Digital Health” at this website. Connect with Our Guest, Priya Bathija: LINKEDIN Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Determining whether and how to integrate artificial intelligence into your femtech product can feel like a daunting task. In today's world of AI, big data, and machine learning, it can be tempting to assume that your product needs to incorporate AI to attract investment or secure a competitive advantage. While AI certainly has a place in femtech, its incorporation into your product should be deliberate and meaningful and provide recognizable value to your users. Otherwise, founders risk artificially inflating the price and complexity of their products without providing value to their consumers. In this special episode of the FemInnovation Podcast, host Bethany Corbin talks with data and AI expert Gilad Barash about how to determine whether your femtech product needs AI and whether the “sensationalization” of AI is warranted. Gilad is a data and AI strategist and analytics leader who has worked for companies at the cutting edge of data. His 15 years of using data and AI to solve complex business problems has led him to start asking the hard questions about how data affects our everyday lives and how our lives in turn create data. Gilad explores these questions through his internationally recognized podcast “Who's Your Data?” where he interviews industry thought leaders and discusses how data and AI affect different industries as well as their influence on social change. Don't miss this exciting episode where Bethany and Gilad dive into the data hierarchy of needs (i.e., how to think about data and AI for your startup), the biases present in AI data sets, the crucial questions that startups need to ask themselves about data and AI, and the fundamentals of generative AI. RELEVANT LINKS: More about the Who's Your Data? Podcast at this website.Read Gilad's Article on The Femtech Frontier: Embracing AI for Women's Health in 2024 at this website.Sign Up for a Co-Hosted Webinar by Bethany and Gilad on AI Readiness in Femtech: Navigating the Data Hierarchy of Needs (February 21st at 12:00 pm EST). Register at this website. Connect with Our Guest, Gilad Barash: LINKEDIN Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
In an industry where the marriage of technology and healthcare is reinventing wellness and patient care, standing out is not just about groundbreaking innovation.It's about smartly navigating the maze of compliance and legalities to carve out a unique competitive edge.This is a realm where understanding the law is not just due diligence – it's a strategic weapon in your entrepreneurial arsenal.Let's dive into some crucial insights that could be the game-changer for your enterprise.What you'll learn from this episode:Harnessing Legal Knowledge as a Market DifferentiatorStrategic Corporate Structure for Long-term SuccessBrand Identity and the Critical Role of TrademarksLegal Integration: A Pillar of Robust Business StrategyThe Game-Changing Impact of Diverse Advisory BoardsEffective Strategies for Sustainable ScalingMastering High-Level Deal Closures in Health TechThe journey to breaking through growth plateaus is not just about innovation and market presence.It's about embracing the complexities of the legal landscape as a cornerstone for sustainable growth.____________________________________________________________Episode Timeline:[00:05:20] - Supporting FemTech Startups[00:13:44] - Considerations for Dividing Equity Fairly[00:22:07] - Navigating Trademark Availability and Misconceptions[00:28:27] - Believing in Postpoint Path's Unique Solution[00:30:24] - The Legal Benefit of Integrated CollaborationListen
Navigating the pitfalls and challenges in the femtech industry can be daunting. From raising capital (in an environment where less than 4% of research and development funding goes to women's health) to ensuring clinical accuracy of femtech products (with studies showing that 85% of femtech apps don't meet ORCHA's clinical quality threshold) to negotiating contracts with payers and employers, operating in the femtech industry takes resilience and passion. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Dr. Mitzi Krockover to discuss the evolving landscape of women's health as it relates to funding, clinical accuracy, and business adoption. Mitzi is a fierce women's health advocate and the Founding Medical Director of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center. Mitzi also served as the Vice President of Women's Health at Humana and is the current Managing Director of the Arizona Chapter of Golden Seeds, an angel investing network. Mitzi is the host of the Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast and serves on Springboard's Women's Health Executive Committee. Bethany and Mitzi discuss the barriers to clinical adoption of femtech products, how payers and employers evaluate femtech devices, the importance of advisory boards, the role of angel investors, and much more. You won't want to miss this conversation by a powerhouse duo in women's health! RELEVANT LINKS: More about Beyond the Paper Gown at this website.More about Mitzi Krockover at this website. Follow Beyond the Paper Gown @Instagram. Connect with Our Guest, Dr. Mitzi Krockover: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAMFollow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
On today's episode we chat with attorney and FemTech expert, Bethany Corbin, on the steps to establishing yourself as an expert in your field. Bethany is the founder and CEO of FemInnovation, which helps founders, clinicians, politicians, and advocates transform and disrupt “standard” care delivery for women's health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. Bethany is a recognized leader at the intersection of women's health, law, and technology, and was named a Top 200 Trailblazing Leader in Women's Health and Femtech. Her strategic insights have been featured in top news outlets, including Forbes, Fortune, BBC, NPR, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, VICE, Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, and more. Check her out here! https://feminnovation.com/ If you found this episode helpful - please rate and review and share your "aha" moment! Thank you for listening, Brit
Join us as Lauren Orlick from HeartSnug brings to light her mission to reinvent the patient experience for women. Listen in as Lauren shares with host Natalie Benamou the story behind HeartSnug's creation—an adjustable, X-ray safe, latex-free chest garment that offers dignity and comfort during medical procedures. Born out of personal encounters with the healthcare system, including her mother's cancer journey and her co-founder Sara Dorband's lifelong heart journey. Lauren discusses the long-overdue need for innovation in patient care apparel which hasn't been updated in 100 years. This conversation explores not only the product itself, but the broader implications for patient advocacy and the recognition of women's health needs within the healthcare industry and ways industry and government policies can make access equitable.In our heartfelt discussion, we tackle the concept of patients feeling like they have an option for privacy, especially for young people who often feel most vulnerable in clinical settings. The traditional hospital gown is often a thick material that is difficult to fit properly. HeartSnug aims to restore a sense of control and dignity to patients.Favorite Quotes: "Innovation isn't just about creating new technology; it's about understanding human needs and responding with empathy. - Lauren Orlick“HeartSnug embodies transforming healthcare apparel to honor the comfort and dignity of patients, proving that true innovation touches the heart as much as it does the mind." - Lauren Orlick"We are giving patients a voice and a choice in their healthcare experience. It's about bringing humanity back to the forefront of medical care." - Lauren Orlick"HeartSnug represents more than an apparel revolution; our innovation is driven by compassion and a deep understanding of patient advocacy." - Lauren Orlick We encourage you to share this episode with all women in your lives, patients, providers and family members who could benefit.Thank you Lauren, for being on HerCsuite® Radio and for sharing your story today!This podcast is sponsored by HerCsuite® Turnkey Speaker Packages, ready-to-attend monthly programs for women employees. On February 15th, HerCsuite® is kicking off this new product with FemTech CEOs and organizations, moderated by Bethany Corbin, Co-Founder of FemInnovation. Find out how easy it is to support your female employees at https://hercsuite.com/turnkey-speaker-packages/HeartSnug: The World's 1st Adjustable & Disposable Medical Chest CoverageAbout Lauren OrlickLauren saw firsthand how dispiriting the medical process can be when her mother went through a battle with cancer. Always looking to be a part of the solution, Lauren was inspired to search for ways for patients to feel comfortable during procedures that are awkward and associated with physical exposure and emotional vulnerability. Her primary goal in co-founding HeartSnug is to help patients feel protected and covered – literally!Resources:Www.heartsnug.comInstagram: @heartsnugLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heartsnug/Lauren Orlick on LinkedInHerCsuite®HerCsuiteHerCsuite® Mastermind CirclesNatalie BenamouHerCsuite® LinkedIn
Join us in the third episode of our engaging retrospective series as we explore pivotal insights into womxn's health, healthcare, and data. Bethany Corbin leads a compelling discussion, shedding light on crucial considerations for womxn. Tune in now for this thought-provoking conversation. Female reproductive rights in the post-Dobbs era and how you should be mindful of the menstrual tracking apps you are usingThe unjust disparities in navigating the reproductive health landscape for men and womxn Powerful methods for protecting womxn's rights to data privacy and reproductive healthRisks in period and pregnancy tracking apps and what you can do to prevent your data from being monetized Womxn's health tracking apps that are the most data-hungry and those that have the best data privacy protection Resources mentioned in this episodeSurfshark About Bethany CorbinAs a healthcare innovation and femtech attorney, Bethany is on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global womxn's health sector. She founded FemInnovation, which helps transform and disrupt “standard” care delivery for womxn's health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. Bethany is a recognized leader and was named among the Top 200 Trailblazing Leaders in Women's Health and Femtech.Bethany's strategic insights have been featured in top news outlets. She has testified about the importance of data privacy for reproductive health before the Maryland Cybersecurity Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Consumer Privacy. She is an Advisory Board Member for Kisaco Research's Women's Health Innovation conference series. She is also a recipient of the 2023 Champion in Healthcare Award by the Global Health Conferences.Connect with Bethany Website: Femtech Lawyer Podcast: Legally FemtechLinkedIn: Bethany Corbin | FemInnovation Support the show!Want to learn more about us? Visit our website at www.periodtopause.com or send an email to amanda@periodtopause.comFollow us on Instagram: @periodtopauseFollow our Facebook Page: Period to Pause
Many femtech entrepreneurs want to enhance their presence as recognized public speakers who get paid to share their insights with audiences worldwide. The reality, however, is that only 32% of professional public speakers are women and only 25% of all technology keynote or stand-alone public speakers are women. Too often, women struggle to break into the public speaking arena or are offered speaking engagements solely to add diversity to an all-male panel. This devalues the expertise of incredible founders and entrepreneurs who have important insights, journeys, and lessons to share with interested audiences. In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin speaks with Bobbie Carlton, founder of Innovation Women and Carlton PR & Marketing, about how women entrepreneurs can fight for their place on stage. Bethany and Bobbie discuss tips and tricks for women to get their names known in the public speaking world, why it's important to start your public speaking journey early, and how to find your “secret sauce” and core message that sets you apart from other speakers. They also explore how speakers can set themselves up for success when taking that next step into paid public speaking, how to think about your own business model as a speaker, and why it's essential to do the hard work before presentations to deliver real value. This episode is a must-listen for any female (especially those in femtech) who is looking to create a bigger presence on stage! RELEVANT LINKS: More about Innovation Women at this website. More about Carlton PR & Marketing at this website.Follow Innovation Women @LinkedInFree Speaker Resources at this website. Connect with Our Guest, Bobbie Carlton: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAMFollow Our Host, Bethany Corbin:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Ever dreamt of starting your own business but felt entangled in the legalities? Join us as we decode the maze of business structuring with attorney Bethany Corbin. Bethany, an expert in guiding startups through legal hurdles, helps us understand the intricacies of business structures, from sole proprietorships to corporations. Listen in as she walks us through the pros and cons of each, and how choosing the right one can make all the difference to your business journey. Whether you're on the path to a venture capital investment or just running a side hustle, Bethany's insights are invaluable.And it doesn't stop there! We also delve into the importance of trademarks, website legalities, and cybersecurity. Hear the story of a client who had to shell out a fortune for rebranding, all because they missed out on trademarking their name. Not just that, Bethany also emphasizes the significance of your website's privacy policy, and the potential pitfalls of copying from competitors. Plus, we discover the critical role of cybersecurity in today's digital age and the importance of having legal involved in your marketing strategies. A thrilling ride, this episode is packed with all the legal advice you need to kickstart or revamp your business!Connect with Bethany: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/ https://www.instagram.com/femtechlawyer/ https://twitter.com/femtechlawyer
Episode 029: Harsh Thakkar (@harshvthakkar) interviews Bethany Corbin (@bethanycorbin), the Co-Founder of FEMInnovation and Managing Partner at Women's Health Innovation Consulting.Bethany shares her journey, going from law studies to founding FEM Innovation, focusing on improving reproductive health for women. She talks about the challenges women's health companies face, like advertising restrictions and the crucial importance of patient privacy. She explains that many women's health companies struggle to advertise their products and services due to restrictions on certain types of content. Harsh and Bethany offer invaluable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and emphasize the significance of small, consistent steps towards achieving goals. They also stress the power of networking and building relationships within the entrepreneurial community.-----Links:*FEMInnovation *Bethanycorbin.com *Would you rather watch the video episode? Subscribe to full-length videos on our YouTube channel.-----Show Notes:(2:54) Women's health and FemTech industry growth.(7:58) Women's health tech innovations and investments.(10:41) Data privacy and investment challenges in FemTech.(15:36) Protecting women's health data in the FemTech industry.(21:20) Regulation and collaboration in women's health innovation.(24:00) Entrepreneurship, women's health, and partnerships.(29:19) Entrepreneurship, struggles, and perception.For more, check out the podcast website - www.lifesciencespod.com
Many entrepreneurs assume that the Titanic sunk because it hit a single iceberg. But the truth is that the Titanic's fate was the result of a series of missteps and misguided choices that prevented the ship from recovering once it struck the iceberg. The failure of many startups can be viewed similarly – there's never just one thing that sinks a startup. Rather, startup failure is the result of choices, debt, and spending over time, with such decisions accumulating to prevent success when a future roadblock is encountered. It's why up to 90% of startups fail. In this episode of the FemInnovation Podcast, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Drs. Todd and Kim Saxton to discuss the Titanic effect and how startups can successfully navigate the uncertainties that threaten to pull their businesses under. Todd and Kim are award-winning professors at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and have made it their mission to help startup founders and investors navigate the icebergs that so often sink startups in their early stages. Kim and Todd have advised, helped launch, and invested in hundreds of startups spanning life sciences, software, sports, consumer products, and services. If you're a startup company, you won't want to miss their incredible perspective on how to navigate the oceans of debt that startups accumulate. RELEVANT LINKS: More about Todd Saxton at this website. More about Kim Saxton at this website. Read The Titanic Effect: Successfully Navigating the Uncertainties that Sink Most Startups. Connect with Our Guest, Todd Saxton: LINKEDINConnect with Our Guest, Kim Saxton: LINKEDIN Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
It's no secret that female founders remain extremely underfunded in today's entrepreneurial world, receiving only 2% of total venture capital dollars. On the flip side, studies consistently show that female founded companies over-deliver results and profits. So why are investments in female founded companies still treated as charitable or philanthropic endeavors instead of standard business practice? In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin speaks with Carrie Colbert, founder and general partner of Curate Capital, to learn more about why women are being neglected in the VC world and what we can do about it. As the first in her family to graduate college, Carrie began investing her money into female-founded companies, generating a 10x ROI in just five short years. She launched Curate Capital in 2021 to expand investments in businesses by women for women. Curate Capital closed its first fund in 2022 with a $15 million raise primarily supported by individual female investors. Bethany and Carrie discuss how to get more dollars to female founders, the importance of changing the profile of investors, how to overcome biases as a female founder, how more women can invest in female founded businesses, and much more. Join us for an engaging discussion on transforming the VC landscape! RELEVANT LINKS: More about Curate Capital at this website. Follow Curate Capital @Instagram. Follow Curate Capital @LinkedIn. Connect with Our Guest, Carrie Colbert: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM Follow Our Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Curious about protecting your intellectual property through trademarks but don't know where to start? In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with attorney Kelli Jones to demystify the trademark process. Kelli runs her own virtual law firm focused on helping entrepreneurs legally protect their business ideas and strategies. Bethany and Kelli start with the basics by educating founders about the foundational characteristics of trademarks – including what they are and why they're beneficial for startups. The legal duo then walks through how companies can determine whether they need trademarks, how trademarks can save startups money, common trademark mistakes, and the trademark process. Join us for an exciting episode that breaks down everything startups should know about trademarks. RELEVANT LINKS: More about Kelli Jones Law at this website. Follow Kelli Jones Law @LinkedIn. Connect with Our Guest, Kelli Jones: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM Follow Our Host:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Somer Baburek to discuss women's health in the biotech industry and the future of endometriosis diagnosis. Somer is the CEO of Hera Biotech, an early-stage women's health company focused on commercializing a minimally invasive diagnostic for endometriosis. Prior to founding Hera, Somer spent 7 years with the largest life science venture capital fund in San Antonio and served as the Director of Clinical Operations for two of the fund's sister companies. Bethany and Somer discuss why the biotech industry continues to ignore women's health, how to build diagnostic tools without a scientific or medical background, how life sciences VC funds analyze biotech companies, and the ways in which Hera Biotech is revolutionizing the endometriosis field. You won't want to miss this exciting discussion. RELEVANT LINKS: More about Hera Biotech at this website. Follow Hera Biotech @LinkedIn and @Instagram.Hera Biotech Articles & Features @Linktr.ee. Connect with Our Guest, Somer Baburek: LINKEDINFollow Our Host: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
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Get ready to be inspired as we welcome an extraordinary guest to the podcast. Bethany Corbin is a Lawyer and founder of FemInnovation, the first law firm dedicated to women's health innovation. From a young age, her life was overshadowed by fear, becoming the primary caregiver for her mother with an incurable disease. But after facing her own health challenge, she discovered how to harness fear and create a meaningful, entrepreneurial life. Today, as the founder of the first law firm dedicated to women's health innovation, she is here to share her insights on transforming fear into an entrepreneurial mindset. Prepare to unlock your power and drive innovation as we dive into her incredible story. Let's continue the conversation! Instagram Facebook Show notes
The realm of women's health is being revolutionized by femtech! Join me in an eye-opening conversation with Bethany Corbin, a femtech attorney, as we uncover the digital health technology changing the landscape of women's health. Bethany unravels the world of femtech, highlighting its evolution beyond just period tracking and reproductive health. We delve into the genesis of this innovative sector, shedding light on how it arose from the palpable gap in modern medicine where women's health was often overlooked.Bethany speaks on the complexities and challenges faced by women's health. She emphasizes the relevance of privacy protections and regulations in empowering women and maintaining the integrity of the industry. Amidst our discussion, we also explore the exciting innovation of telehealth platforms, their role in women's healthcare, and the growing concern over data privacy and security.As femtech consumers, Bethany leaves us with an empowering mantra - to be vigilant and to take charge. She nudges us to meticulously research and vet various aspects of products and services we may encounter. So, listen in as we unmask the world of femtech, leaving you equipped to make informed decisions about your health.WHERE YOU CAN FIND BRITANYClick HERE to find Britany on LinkedIn and get the latest updates. Let's Be FriendsHang out with Heather on IG @greenpalettekitchen or on FB HERE.Let's Talk!Whether you are looking for 1-1 nutrition coaching or kitchen coaching let's have a chat. Click HERE to reach out to Heather.Did You Love This Episode? "I love Heather and the Real Food Stories Podcast!" If this is you, please do not hesitate to leave a five-star review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.
In this episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Ligia Kornowska, an internationally recognized leader in AI in medicine, telemedicine, and medical data, and 2x Forbes 30 under 30 honoree. Ligia is the Managing Director of the Polish Hospital Federation (the largest hospital organization in Poland), Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Data Lake, and President of the Donate Your Data Foundation. She is also a recipient of the ESET Heroes of Progress award and has been listed among the 100 most influential people in Polish healthcare for the last 3 years. In this episode, Bethany and Ligia discuss democratizing access to medical data (with patient consent!) to help advance women's healthcare and close the gender data gap. They break down the use of blockchain technology to give medical organizations and startups access to essential data to help improve, test, and refine their products and offerings. Bethany and Ligia also discuss best practices and concerns with AI that femtech and healthtech startups should know, and the importance of breaking into emerging femtech markets worldwide. RELEVANT LINKS: More about Data Lake at this website. More about Ligia's work at the International Hospital Federation at this website. Connect with Our Guest, Ligia Kornowska: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER/XFollow Our Host:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
On the sixth episode of FemInnovation, host Bethany Corbin dives into the fundamentals of user experience (UX) design with guest Theresa Neil. Theresa is the founder and CEO of Guidea, a women-owned, women-led UX consultancy with extensive product and design strategy expertise in health tech and medtech. In this episode, Bethany and Theresa explore the essentials of UX design, how femtech startups should think about product design strategy, common design mistakes for health tech companies, how to perform a competitive analysis, and an incredible sponsorship program for femtech UX design consultancy services known as Femovate! Join us for an incredible episode that will take your femtech design strategy to the next level. More about Guidea at this website. More about Femovate by Guidea at this website.More about Femovate by Guidea @LinkedIn.Connect with Our Guest, Theresa Neil: LINKEDINConnect with Our Host, Bethany Corbin:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKSAdditional Resources Referenced in Episode:Check out Fable for inclusive recruiting and research at this website. Learn more about FDA requirements for breakthrough device designation at this website. Product strategy books for founders (particularly those new to creating digital products) recommended by Theresa: Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love | Start at the End: How to Build Products that Create Change| The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer FeedbackResources for competitive analysis: FemTech Landscape Report 2022 | FemTech: A Growth Industry, a Special Report 2023
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Listen to this new episode where Vicki interviews Bethany Corbin who shares how the race-to-market strategies hurt both consumers and femtech/digital health founder and what women's health founders need to know about algorithmic bias and femtech design. Curious about what the top 3-5 femtech trends are today – then you will want to catch this episode.
The digital health landscape has changed the way that patients are tracking and managing their health care, raising new concerns around data privacy and security risks. Wes Morris, Senior Director, Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Bethany Corbin, an attorney who provides strategic guidance and legal counsel to health care innovation companies and Femtech, about the major privacy and security concerns that have arisen under the current landscape, specifically around telehealth, apps, and wearables. They also discuss emerging enforcement trends, including the Federal Trade Commission's increasing role, and privacy and security best practices. Sponsored by Clearwater.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.
Join host Bethany Corbin and guest Veronica Kirin as they dive into the importance and practicalities associated with scaling an early-stage femtech company. Veronica is an anthropologist, author, and serial entrepreneur who works with business leaders to scale their impact and income while managing imposter syndrome. She has been featured on the Forbes NEXT 1,000 and BEQ's 40 LGBTQ Leaders under 40 lists, has presented her research at two Tedx events, and is the founder of the newly launched venture Asterisk. Bethany and Veronica discuss what scaling means, how entrepreneurs can successfully scale, the importance of starting scaled, and the three pillars of business scaling. They also highlight Veronica's new company, Asterisk, which seeks to revolutionize women's non-reproductive health through research and femtech funding. Tune in for this exciting episode! Connect with Our Guest, Veronica KirinMore about Veronica at this website.Connect with Veronica @LinkedIn. Connect with Veronica @Instagram. Join Veronica in the SCALING:lab. Learn More about Asterisk at this website.Connect with Host Bethany Corbin:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Bethany is a healthcare innovation and femtech attorney with almost a decade of experience working at multiple different law firms before founding FemInnovation. In this episode, we delve into issues the Femtech industry faces in terms of growth and advancement. we discuss the lack of investment in women's health issues, the difficulties of advertising women's health products, the importance of involving an attorney early on in the process and recommended organisations for those looking to get involved in this space such as Femtech Lab and Impact 51. Timestamps: [00:00:00] Driving femtech growth: healthcare, menopause, breast/uterus health. [00:04:36] Women's health neglected, femtech data traded for money. [00:12:09] Women's health inequities in VCs [00:17:54] Femtech: Mentoring, Advising and Collaborating [00:23:54] Exploring FemTech: Don't be afraid. Get in touch with Bethany Corbin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/, https://feminnovation.com/ Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/ Follow Karandeep on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KarandeepBadwal Subscribe to the Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themedtechpodcast/support
More than 1 million children across the globe die every year from preterm birth complications, with U.S. healthcare costs for preterm births exceeding $30 billion per year. But what if artificial intelligence could change this landscape through early detection of preterm births – particularly for the 50% of women who don't present with typical symptoms? Join host Bethany Corbin and guest Pamela Bonnett from Ultrasound AI to learn about a groundbreaking platform that utilizes the power of AI to accomplish this exact goal! Bethany and Pam discuss the existing preterm birth landscape, how Ultrasound AI is providing actionable solutions to change the preterm birth narrative, how to reduce bias when training AI algorithms, the importance of data-driven decision making for women's health, and whether AI is the future for female healthcare. You won't want to miss this exciting episode! More about Ultrasound AI at this website. More about Ultrasound AI @LinkedIn.Follow Ultrasound AI @Facebook. Connect with Our Guest, Pamela BonnetLINKEDIN | Email: Pam@Ultrasound.aiFollow Host Bethany Corbin:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Join host Bethany Corbin for a deep dive into the menopause and longevity sectors with guests Michele Wispelwey and Kristin Mallon from FemGevity! FemGevity offers personalized menopause care designed by women to facilitate empowered aging. Bethany, Michele, and Kristin discuss the need for personalized menopause solutions, how to identify the stages of menopause, current menopause myths, misinformation about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the impact of menopause on the workforce, tips and advice for building a telehealth company, and much more! This empowering and engaging episode is a must-listen for women who want to reclaim their post-reproductive health narratives. More about FemGevity at this website. More about FemGevity @LinkedIn. Follow FemGevity @Instagram. Follow FemGevity @Facebook.Follow Our Guest, Michele Wispelwey: LINKEDINFollow Our Guest, Kristin Mallon: LINKEDINFollow Host, Bethany Corbin: WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
Bethany Corbin is an attorney, activist, and advocate seeking to revolutionize women's health through powerful thought leadership, strategic business and legal guidance, and educational/policy advocacy. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs transform the way society thinks about human health by disrupting and enhancing the “standard” model of healthcare delivery.Overcoming her own women's health experience, Bethany understands first-hand the challenges women face navigating a healthcare system that consistently dismisses and diminishes their pain. She's actively working to break down social taboos and stigmas that attach to women's health while enhancing respect for women's privacy and autonomy. Bethany's passion and activism make her a leading voice on women's health innovation, femtech, and data privacy. She recently launched Feminnovation, Revolutionizing Women's Health Through Advocacy, Education & Consulting, and you can also find her on her website. Learn more about Emily's work helping lawyers find their dream careers at her website, or on her LinkedIn profile.
Join host Bethany Corbin for an exciting second episode of FemInnovation, as she welcomes guests Lindsey Williams and Megan Henken from MyUTI! MyUTI offers an affordable, at-home PCR test that delivers a more precise view of the cause of urinary tract infections (UTI), including personalized treatment recommendations powered by AI. In this episode, Bethany, Lindsey, and Megan discuss how MyUTI is solving a key problem in women's health, the shame, stigma, and taboo surrounding UTIs that prevent many women from seeking medical assistance, the benefits of at-home testing, the power of a negative result, the importance of clinical advisory boards for femtech companies, and the need to provide reliable medical education for women. Whether you're a frequent sufferer of UTIs, a women's health advocate, or a femtech founder, you won't want to miss this episode. RELEVANT LINKS:More about MyUTI at this website.More about MyUTI @LinkedIn. Follow MyUTI @Instagram.Follow MyUTI @Twitter. Follow Our Guest, Lindsey Williams: LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAMFollow Our Guest, Megan Henken: LINKEDINAbout Our Host:Bethany is a healthcare innovation, femtech, and privacy attorney on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global women's health sector. Through her company, FemInnovation, she partners with emerging companies at the forefront of healthcare transformation to ensure they are building robust, scalable, and legally compliant businesses ready to lead the industry. Bethany is a recognized thought leader at the intersection of women's health, law, and technology, and was named a Top 200 Trailblazing Leader in Women's Health and Femtech. Her strategic insights have been featured in top news outlets, including Forbes, Fortune, Bustle, NPR, BBC, and Cosmopolitan and she is a guest contributor to Entrepreneur, Med Device Online, and MedCity News.Follow Our Host:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
In this episode of AI For Pharma Growth, Dr. Andree Bates is joined by Bethany Corbin, founder of FemInnovation, to discuss the intersection of AI in FemTech and women's health. Bethany explains the four pillars of FemInnovation and the importance of bridging the gap between tech founders and clinicians. Dr. Bates & Bethany speak about women's health within the broader context of digital health. Bethany and Dr. Bates explore the various applications of AI in women's health, including breast cancer, pre-eclampsia risk calculation, urinary tract infections, and smart tampons being used for cervical cancer screening. Dr. Bates highlights the data privacy concerns and Bethany speaks about why women are uncomfortable with algorithmic predictions, as well as the future of data privacy in women's health. They explore the trillion-dollar opportunity women's healthcare represents and evaluate if FemTech is achieving its goal of revolutionising women's health. In this episode you will learn: How is AI being leveraged in the FemTech industry to improve women's healthcare How “smart tampons” use AI to screen for cervical cancer Why women are uncomfortable using AI in relation to some aspects of their health, such as pregnancy How FemTech is revolutionising women's health Click to connect with Dr. Andree Bates for more information in this episode: https://eularis.com/ Click for more information about FemInnovation: https://feminnovation.com/ Click to connect with Bethany: https://bethanyacorbin.com/ AI For Pharma Growth is the podcast from pioneering Pharma Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur Dr. Andree Bates created to help organisations understand how the use of AI based technologies can easily save them time and grow their brands and business. This show blends deep experience in the sector with demystifying AI for all pharma people, from start up biotech right through to Big Pharma. In this podcast Dr Andree will teach you the tried and true secrets to building a pharma company using AI that anyone can use, at any budget. As the author of many peer-reviewed journals and having addressed over 500 industry conferences across the globe, Dr Andree Bates uses her obsession with all things AI and futuretech to help you to navigate through the, sometimes confusing but, magical world of AI powered tools to grow pharma businesses. This podcast features many experts who have developed powerful AI powered tools that are the secret behind some time saving and supercharged revenue generating business results. Those who share their stories and expertise show how AI can be applied to sales, marketing, production, social media, psychology, customer insights and so much more. Resources: Dr. Andree Bates LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
Bethany Corbin joins Amanda to share her mission of revolutionizing the global womxn's health sector and how female health intersects with law and technology.1. Female reproductive rights in the post-Dobbs era and how using FemTech apps raised concerns and brought about fear2. The unjust disparities in navigating the reproductive health landscape for men and womxn 3. Powerful methods for protecting womxn's rights to data privacy and reproductive health4. Risks in period and pregnancy tracking apps and what you can do to prevent your data from being monetized 5. Womxn's health tracking applications that are the most data-hungry and those which have the best data privacy protection Resources mentioned in this episodeSurfsharkAbout Bethany CorbinAs a healthcare innovation and femtech attorney, Bethany is on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global women's health sector. She founded FemInnovation, which helps founders, clinicians, politicians, and advocates transform and disrupt “standard” care delivery for women's health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. Bethany is a recognized leader at the intersection of women's health, law, and technology and was named a Top 200 Trailblazing Leader in Women's Health and Femtech.Her strategic insights have been featured in top news outlets, including Forbes, Fortune, BBC, NPR, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, VICE, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, and more. Bethany has testified about the importance of data privacy for reproductive health before the Maryland Cybersecurity Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Consumer Privacy. She is an Advisory Board Member for Kisaco Research's Women's Health Innovation conference series. She is also a recipient of the 2023 Champion in Healthcare Award by the Global Health Conferences.Connect with Bethany Website: Femtech Lawyer Podcast: Legally Femtech LinkedIn: Bethany Corbin | FemInnovation Support the show! Want to learn more about us? Visit our website at www.periodtopause.com or send an email to amanda@periodtopause.comFollow us on Instagram: @periodtopauseFollow our Facebook Page: Period to Pause
Welcome to the launch of FemInnovation! Hosted by Bethany Corbin, this podcast's focus is all about women's health innovation and new developments in the femtech marketplace. Our inaugural episode features Lindsay Davis, a global thought leader in brand innovation and the founder and co-CEO of FemTech Association Asia. The first regional association for founders, investors, and others engaged with the women's health care space, FemTech Association Asia has hit the ground running with educational programming, counseling for femtech founders, community building, and amplification of women's health voices. Lindsay updates us on commercial trends, barriers to progress, and why entrepreneurial startups are flocking to Asia. You'll also learn about technologies that are disrupting standard models of female healthcare delivery and what to watch for as the next wave of transformation rolls in. Enjoy this lively conversation about all things femtech in Asia and the world of opportunity opening up in today's global marketplace.RELEVANT LINKS:More about Femtech Association Asia at this website.More about Femtech Association Asia @LinkedIn.Follow Femtech Association @Instagram.More about The Oh Collective.Learn about the Women's Health Innovation Summit.Companies to Watch: Fern Health, Ease, PerfectFit, ZaZaZu and Luuna. Follow Our Guest, Lindsay Davis:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKSAbout Our Host:Bethany is a healthcare innovation, femtech, and privacy attorney on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global women's health sector. Through her company, FemInnovation, she partners with emerging companies at the forefront of healthcare transformation to ensure they are building robust, scalable, and legally compliant businesses ready to lead the industry. Bethany is a recognized thought leader at the intersection of women's health, law, and technology, and was named a Top 200 Trailblazing Leader in Women's Health and Femtech. Her strategic insights have been featured in top news outlets, including Forbes, Fortune, Bustle, NPR, BBC, and Cosmopolitan and she is a guest contributor to Entrepreneur, Med Device Online, and MedCity News.Follow Our Host:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | ADDITIONAL LINKS
You may have heard a lot about FemTech in recent months. Did you know that the phrase has only been around since 2016? This week on HerCsuite™ Radio we dive into the details and give you an Insider View of FemTech with Bethany Corbin, Founder and CEO of FemInnovation. She shares with host Natalie Benamou, all the ways women's healthcare is impacted from clinical trials to data privacy and more.Bethany is a healthcare innovation and FemTech attorney on a mission to help thought leading companies revolutionize women's health. Through her company FemInnovation, she partners with emerging companies at the forefront of healthcare transformation to ensure they are building robust, scalable, and legally compliant businesses focused on enhancing health equity.5 Fast Facts about FemTech1. FemTech is also a relatively new industry.2. The term was only coined back in 2016, and it was really coined because we needed to give a definition and dialogue to women's health care, and so whenever we talk about FemTech, we're talking about anything that's digital health related for women's health conditions.3. Beyond period tracking apps, ovulation apps, fertility apps, FemTech is branching out beyond reproductive care.4. There's been a huge emphasis on menopause and longevity.5. Chronic care conditions especially with breast and uterine health coming into play. “One of my personal favorites is a company called AOA that is actually trying to do a blood test for ovarian cancer, since there's really no early-stage detection.” Bethany CorbinAccess to Clinical TrialsIt wasn't until 1993 that women were allowed to participate in clinical trials. There was this a longstanding FDA prohibition from 1977.When we think about it that way, we have a huge gender data gap when it comes to healthcare, and one size fits all solutions have been applied from male physiology to the female body. A lot of the interventions that we've had have been male designed, not necessarily designed for females. This is contributing to the growth of the FemTech industry and the emphasis on personalized care for women. HIPPA and FemTech· There is a very common misconception that exists over what HIPAA does and doesn't cover.· A lot of women think that the same data that they give their healthcare provider and they put into their FemTech app, that it's going to be covered by HIPAA, because it doesn't make sense that all healthcare data wouldn't be treated the same.· HIPAA, in the privacy rule, is only protecting your protected health information when it's possessed by a covered entity, and by covered entity what they mean is your healthcare provider, your health plan or your healthcare clearinghouse.· The majority of the FemTech apps on the market today don't fit in that definition. So that means they fall entirely outside the bounds of HIPAA.· You could give that exact same data to your healthcare provider, and it's protected. That same data shared with your healthcare app, is not protected.· The biggest risk to your healthcare data happens when it is sold to data brokers.Actions To TakeReach out to your elected officials about healthcare data privacy and restrictions on what can be shared or sold without your knowledge. This podcast is sponsored by Her Health Equity Council. Take the Pledge #HerHealthEquityPledge. Share Your Healthcare story, we would love to also know why women's health is important to you. You can record a message right there on HerCsuite.com and let us know what about women's health matters to you. We would love to have you join Her Health Equity Council. Schedule a call to learn more. Thank you Bethany for being a guest on the show!Resourceswww.feminnovation.comwww.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbinhttps://www.instagram.com/femtechlawyer/https://twitter.com/BethanyACorbinHIPPAHer Health Equity Council#HerHealthEquityPledgeHerCsuite.comHerCsuite™ on LinkedIn
Welcome to the FemInnovation Podcast! This trailer gives you an overview of the FemInnovation Podcast (launching June 1, 2023), along with the types of content we will cover in Season 1! Join host Bethany Corbin for an exciting season of content designed to amplify top voices in female health and women's innovation.
Hello, I'm your host, Wayne Brown, and welcome to the ET Project. We're delighted to be delivering this podcast for executive talent all over the world whom we're affectionately referring to as team ET. Today, we're off to the East Coast of the USA, stopping off to visit our guest in Charlotte, North Carolina. We're very happy to be welcoming Ms. Bethany Corbin to our show. Ms. Corbin is a healthcare innovation Femtech attorney, who's on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global women's healthcare sector. Bethany is the founder of FemInnovation, which helps founders, clinicians, politicians, and advocates transform and disrupt standard care delivery for women's health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. * In this month May 2023, Bethany was named, “Champion in Healthcare by the Global HEAL Awards” As the title suggests today we'll be speaking about the challenges for corporations in dealing with Healthcare, particularly in addressing the legal requirements and also from a digital perspective. Healthcare Law Technology That's our trio for this conversation. Hope you enjoy it. BTW please remember that you can access the show notes, and guest links and download the full transcript from our website Coaching 4 Companies
With almost a decade's worth of hands-on #legal experience, Bethany Corbin (Senior Counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law) empowers pioneering femtech and healthcare innovation companies to achieve their goals with well-crafted legal counsel and strategic guidance. In particular, she advises healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, including #femtech, digital health, Medtech, life sciences, and virtual care #businesses, on matters relating to privacy, security, regulatory compliance, reimbursement, and customer and partner transactions. Armed with a #Healthcare LL.M. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, and certifications in Healthcare Compliance, Healthcare Privacy Compliance, and Information Privacy (CIPP/US), Bethany partners with emerging digital health companies on the forefront of healthcare transformation to ensure that they are building robust, scalable, and legally-compliant companies that are ready to lead the industry. Her experience as a former big law attorney, federal appellate clerk, and law school professor uniquely positions her to guide health innovation companies along their journey from small startup to global public company. Bethany regularly writes and speaks on the intersection of health and technology, and on the ethical and legal implications of femtech within a national and global context. Her publications include co-editing a healthcare contract drafting book, peer-reviewed articles, Law Review articles, industry publications, and blog posts. She also hosts the Legally Femtech podcast, which provides practical, ethical, and legal insights to the femtech community. http://feminnovation.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Femtech - or Female Health Technology, which includes apps such as period trackers, is experiencing unprecedented growth. But nowhere is this podcast's tagline - how life affects data and how data affects life - more relevant than in this industry in the shadow of the Dobbs decision by the supreme court overturning Roe V. Wade this year. In this episode I talk to Bethany Corbin, a Femtech innovation and data privacy attorney, about the Femtech industry and its challenges in a post Roe V. Wade world - what kind of data do these apps collect? What are the unique data privacy concerns and how these were affected by Dobbs? Bethany discusses The calls to delete period tracking apps and other reactions to Dobbs, some actual cases of data privacy violations and gives tips on how to vet such apps to make sure they are compliant with stringent privacy standards. We also touch on data aggregation and utilizing AI in this space. I hope you enjoy this fascinating and timely conversation.
In this informative episode, host Jacqueline is joined by attorney Bethany Corbin to discuss women's legal rights when it comes to breastfeeding. Many new moms are unsure of their ability to breastfeed in public, at work, and in other places, and Bethany helps break down the laws to empower women in their breastfeeding journey.As a healthcare innovation and femtech (female health technology) attorney, Bethany Corbin is on a mission to help thought-leading companies revolutionize the global women's health sector. She is the founder of FemInnovation, which helps founders, clinicians, politicians, and advocates transform and disrupt “standard” care delivery for women's health through specially tailored legal and educational programs, thought leadership, and advocacy. Bethany also founded the first law firm in the U.S. dedicated to exclusively serving women's health innovators.In this episode, you'll hear:How women are protected when they breastfeed in publicWhat the PUMP Act is and how it is essential for breastfeeding mothersAbout new digital health innovations for breastfeeding mothersWhat you should do if you feel you've been denied your right to breastfeed in public or at work legallyA glance at this episode:[3:56] Breastfeeding laws in the US[8:12] Breastfeeding in public spaces[13:01] Break time for nursing mothers at work[16:49] Key provisions of the FLSA[23:41] How to work with your company if you are a nursing mother[27:18] How the law applies to remote jobs[31:57] Innovation in the breastfeeding space[38:57] The lack of research on breastfeeding and lactation[43:44] Advice on protecting women's health dataRelated Links:Feminnovation Website (Website is currently under construction, but will be back up soon)Bethany's LinkedInBethany's InstagramAmerican Progress Article - 5 Facts About the PUMP ActDepartment of Health & Human Services Office on Women's HealthDepartment of Labor - Employment Issues Related to Pregnancy, Birth & NursingDepartment of Labor - FAQs on Pumping Breastmilk at WorkNational Conference of State LegislaturesSupplement BundleShop our Amazon StoreHolistic Lactation WebsiteDiscount on Products Use Code ‘PODCAST15'Follow on InstagramBook an Appointment
Wes Morris, Senior Director, Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Bethany Corbin, an attorney who provides strategic guidance and legal counsel to health care innovation companies and Femtech, about the challenges health care organizations face when attempting to comply with different regulatory frameworks and strategies for compliance related to data privacy. They discuss the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Information Blocking Rule; navigating the conflicting data privacy structures; how HHS is seeking to harmonize certain privacy requirements; strategies for compliance; and the future of data privacy. Bethany recently authored an AHLA Briefing related to this topic. From AHLA's Hospitals and Health Systems and Health Information and Technology Practice Groups. Sponsored by Clearwater.To learn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community, visit americanhealthlaw.org.
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Virginia Franco discuss: Why it is important to be humble and ask for helpWhy you should follow quality standards from the beginning How to inspire people to push back against stigma How to manage the push and pull between regulation and innovation Key Takeaways: You must allow yourself to ask for help. It's important to be humble and to trust people. Treat each member as a part of the body of the product, it'll be hard to live if one part doesn't trust the other. You can't know everything about the industry, you need to surround yourself with experts that you can trust. If your company is not following proper quality standards, from the beginning, implementing them later becomes impossible. Launching your product as a wellness tool will prevent it from becoming a real diagnostic or medical device. It has to be a part of every FemTech company to be creating initiatives that will inspire people to push back against taboos and stigma. Companies will need to collaborate with their target user base in order for their technology to grow and evolve. There is a bit of a push and pull between innovation and regulation. Regulation is very important as it ensures that customers will not be harmed, but at the same time, when regulation becomes unnecessarily excessive, it could impede the progress of innovation. “Believe in your product and believe in the partners you bring. They will be the brain, heart, and legs of your product. It is difficult to live if you cannot trust some parts of your body, you will struggle more.” - Virginia FrancoLearn More: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virg%C3%ADnia-franco-14848216a/ Yoni Solutions Website: https://www.yonisolutions.com/ Yoni Solutions LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yoni-solutions/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Sylvia Kang discuss: Why launching a startup is more difficult than you expectWhy a product has to have a market fit How to create a brand message that resonates with consumers How organizational structure helps companies scale and growKey Takeaways: Launching a startup will always be harder than you think, so be prepared to plan and go through a process of trial and error. Be prepared to respond quickly, be nimble, and continue to test again and again. If the customer doesn't need the product, then it'll be a losing battle no matter what marketing you're doing. Eventually, you're going to be unprofitable. Design your marketing in a way that shows that your product could help solve their problem. Make their journey easier and experience better, and help your users achieve their goals. Invest in your team and make sure that your managers know how to build a team, and how to grow and expand. There must be an organizational structure in order for the company to not be a mess, each one must be assigned to a job that they hold expertise in instead of just playing it by ear. “If you see things that don't work or only partially work, then try to expand on the part that's working…you have to respond quickly, be nimble, and continue to test and test and test again.” - Mira CEO Sylvia KangLearn More: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviakang/ Mira LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miracare/ Sylvia and Mira in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylrobinson/2021/01/10/why-sylvia-kang-created-an-at-home-womens-health-monitoring-platform-that-predicts-ovulation/?sh=744b69e35a65 Mira;s Website: https://usd.miracare.com/products/fertility-max-starter-kit?variant=41992270741690 Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Dallas Barnes discuss: Why birth control shouldn't be a one-size-fits-all solutionWhat misconceptions people have about birth control Why it is important to get feedback from your usersHow to manage the uphill battle of pitching in FemTechKey Takeaways: Birth control is an individualized journey and not a one-size-fits-all solution. The solution for each person has to be personalized. Not every pill is the same and not every person is the same, there is always a difference in interaction. Birth control products aren't only for pregnancy prevention but also to address hormonal related symptoms, things that have a relationship with one's cycle. At the end of the day, the goal really is to increase somebody's quality of life.In the FemTech industry, it's important to sit down and talk to the people who are actually going to use your product as it will help shape and adjust the solution that you're going to be providing. Discomfort is a huge part of the entrepreneurial journey and every day you'll meet a new challenge that will push you beyond your comfort zone. If you want to grow, you'll have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. “A lot of the problem stems from this one size fits all approach. We're just not asking the right questions upfront. We're not having these conversations that really celebrate someone's uniqueness and using that uniqueness as leverage and to our advantage in this decision-making process.” - Dallas BarnesConnect with Dallas Barnes:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallasjbarnes/ Reya Health Website: https://www.reyahealth.ca/ Reya Health LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reya-health/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Kate Batz discuss: Why women's health companies don't get the attention they deserveCreating progress in FemTech Addressing women's health span Bringing attention to your health Key Takeaways: Women's health companies don't get the attention they deserve because only 4% of tech investment goes into life sciences and part of the reason why is that femtech is relatively young and is still an emerging industry. Creating more progress would require companies to focus on getting funding and to do that, they have to spread awareness on FemTech and women's health care. Women live longer, but not necessarily healthier since they have specific health needs that need to be addressed with solutions built to solve those problems. Bring more attention to FemTech by bringing more attention to your own health. Whether you are a startup or a user, be curious and strive to discover more in the space of FemTech. “One of our goals is to bring more focus to FemTech because it is an under-serviced sector and women comprise half of the population. We live longer, not necessarily healthier.” - Kate BatzResources:FemTech Analytics: https://www.femtech.health/ FemTech Analytics' Q4 2022 Report: https://www.femtech.health/report-q4-2022 Connect with Kate Batz: Email: kate.batz@dkv.global LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-batz-1b37a9b7/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Email: bethany.corbin@nixongwiltlaw.comWebsite: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Brittany Barreto discuss: How to Empower your position in a founder-investor relationshipHow a convertible note and a safe are differentWhat five terms you need to get familiar with in regard to convertible notesHow to push back and set your own terms Key Takeaways: As a founder, you have power in the founder-investor relationship. Usually, you'll know more than investors do, so don't be afraid to provide value. See them as partners and not merely as a lender of money. There are a couple of differences between a safe and a convertible note. First, there's no interest in a safe because it's not a loan while there is on convertible notes since they are a loan. They also differ when they convert into equity. For safes, it's when you raise your price equity round and for convertible notes, it's when you hit your qualified financing amount. Lastly, you can do a rolling basis of fundraising on a safe. Here are the five terms you need to get familiar with in regard to convertible notes: maturity date, qualified financing, discount, interest, and valuation cap. Be confident. Don't be afraid to push back if a question doesn't make sense and don't wait for an investor to set the terms. Set your own terms and negotiate them. “You set your terms and then you can go out and negotiate them. You don't have to sit back and wait for an investor to tell you what you're worth.” - Brittany Barreto Connect with Dr. Brittany Barreto: Website: https://drbrittanybarreto.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanybarreto/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Jessica Platt discuss: What it means to design for inclusivityWhat role regulation and innovation play in FemTechWhy companies need to be intentional in data privacy Whether regulations should be decreased in favor of emerging industries Key Takeaways: Designing for inclusivity is all about moving beyond the male standard approach and designing something that improves the user experience for everyone. Regulation is helpful in providing structure for innovation. It helps keep everybody working in the same direction, always keeping in mind the health and safety of the users. Women in America now have to look at their apps and see whether they are protected or vulnerable. To ease the burden of having to wonder about those things, companies today need to have an intentional approach to data privacy to help users feel much more comfortable with using the products going forward. The heart of regulation is always the safety of the users. Sex toys having a shared baseline with medical devices might seem overkill or unrelated, but it ensures that people are fundamentally protected and that their health and safety will not be compromised. “Inclusive design is great design. The more inclusive you can make something, the more you can ensure that it meets their needs, the better the product will be for everyone.” - Jessica PlattLearn More: Company Website: https://www.cambridge-design.com/ Connect with Jessica Platt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-platt-womxns-health/ White Paper: A FemTech Innovator's Guide to Regulation: https://www.cambridge-design.com/whitepaper/a-femtech-innovators-guide-to-regulation Cambridge Collective for Women's Health on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-collective-for-women-s-health/ Connect with Bethany Corbin:Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Christina Miller discuss: What data governance isWhat the consequences are for irresponsible data governance How to maintain data equity Why data governance is a front-end investment Key Takeaways: Data governance is how the culture in an organization makes decisions on how to organize and categorize data, who has ownership over it, who has access to it, and how decisions are made about how to engage with and use that data. If companies don't have a clear plan for how they're going to either protect, sell or use their user's data, they could actually end up perpetuating barriers around healthcare access. We have to make sure to remove exclusion and bias in how we collect and process user data. If we're excluding certain categories, that the countries across the world who are buying using these products, it really diminishes the value of the algorithmic predictionsHiring someone to ensure good data governance in your company is a front-end investment that ensures the sustainability of the company. Bring an expert in, or seek training from resources that are widely available on the internet. “When you have a product that has taken into account so many users in an inclusive and effective way, that's how you're going to be able to identify and build market share quickly. And that's how you're going to have a really competitive product. ” - Christina MillerConnect with Christina Miller: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinarmiller1/ Get the IHI Improvement Framework: https://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/IHIWhitePapers/Achieving-Health-Equity.aspx Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Keren Leshem discuss: Why you need to know your investor audience Why investment is a two-way street How to develop your story and pitchHow to Communicate with investors and your teamKey Takeaways: Know your audience. Know exactly who to go to, when you need to raise your funds, how much you're raising, how much you're going to raise now and in the future, and what your milestones are. It's super important to think of this from start to finish.When you meet with an investor, ask them questions about who they've invested in, what stages they've invested in, or how much money is their check size. Based on their answers to these questions, you can know whether you are a good fit for each other or not. Remember that investment is a two-way street. Make sure that your story flows. It has to be short, concise, and full of information but without too much detail. Take note of repeating questions and make them part of your pitch. Adjust your pitch for Zoom meetings to keep people interested. Once you do get an investor on board, celebrate that win. Communicate the investment to your team and communicate back to the investor about the program and about the progress you are making. Don't wait for them to ask for updates. “Success in women's health, regardless of what the company does, is success for all of us” - Keren LeshemConnect with Keren Leshem: Website: https://oconmed.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keren-leshem-b67908a/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Dr. Brittany Barreto discuss: How to choose between C Corp vs LLC for your FemTech startupWhen you should start forming your companyHow much to budget for legal feesWhat six documents you should have when starting your FemTech companyWhat to expect in Part Two of our discussionKey Takeaways: While startup companies can form as either LLCs or C-Corps, the preferred corporate vehicle for attracting investment is the C-Corp. In fact, venture capitalists and investors prefer to invest in Delaware C-Corps. When forming your entity, think carefully about the number of shares you'll need and the price for those shares. Issuing 10 million shares of stock is common if you're looking to create a company that attracts investors. If you're an early-stage startup, you'll want to set the par value of your shares low, as your company is not yet profitable and par value can have tax implications. Make sure to prioritize legal services within your budget and think carefully about your anticipated monthly legal budget. Investors will want to know that you are serious about establishing your company properly and adhering to applicable laws and regulations. Depending on the stage and size of your business, legal fees may range from $2,000-$5,000 per month for early-stage companies. Here are six key documents you should consider having when starting your femtech company: Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)FAST AgreementEmployee agreementRestricted stock agreement83(b) Form Contractor agreement“Some founders, as soon as they have an idea, they'll set up their C Corp and then all of a sudden they have an annual franchise tax. Form [your company] when you're about to really start to do business. Get revenue. You really need a bank account. I think the bank account is kind of that pivotal moment where you're like, Okay, this is a real business. This is a real company.” - Dr. Brittany BarretoConnect with Dr. Brittany Barreto: Website: https://drbrittanybarreto.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanybarreto/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Oriana discuss: How to bridge the gap between academia and the marketWhere to find a partner for your startup How to handle rejection (3 tips!) Key Takeaways: There is a lot of medical innovation being done in academia, but most of these stay in academia. Your company could be the bridge that could bring innovation out of academia and into the market. Finding the perfect academic partner for your startup will require you to research intently and put out there who you're looking for. Get a partner with a breakthrough idea who's excited to do something differently, someone who's on the precipice of something really exciting. Always ask for feedback, it's always valuable. Always go back, don't take no as a permanent no. Also, don't take it personally and be comfortable walking away. Create a strong investor funnel and keep going. Partnership is always a great option. Look for a partner who has a background and skills that can complement yours. There's no room for ego in startup, be very self-critical, know your own gaps and find someone to fill those for you in order to benefit the company. “Not every investor is the right one for you. Not every startup is the right one for an investor. It has usually nothing to do with you personally, and a lot more to do with what's happening behind the scenes, either from an investor or from a fund perspective. So don't take it personally and just keep going.” - Oriana Papin-ZoghbiConnect with Oriana Papin-Zoghbi: Website: https://www.aoadx.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orianazh/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin, Alice Zheng, and Stasia Obremskey discuss: The impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on femtech investment and funding Areas of women's health that are particularly suited for investment in a post-Roe v. Wade world The role of private capital in femtech and investment opportunities Tips for femtech startups trying to raise capital Key Takeaways: Women's health has long been underserved and underinvested; however, things are starting to change. There are new opportunities to invest today that weren't available five years ago. Consider first and foremost the impact of your business. Address issues of affordability, access, and most importantly, equity. Everywhere you look, there are unmet needs in the Women's Health space. In today's post-Roe environment, there are four key areas ripe for investment and innovation to mitigate the impact of the Dobbs decision: (1) pregnancy prevention, (2) improving maternal health outcomes, (3) medication abortion, and (4) new innovations not yet seen or scaled. Privacy protection is essential for all femtech companies that collect sensitive or reproductive health data. Investors are asking founders about their privacy plans post-Roe. “The two most important things you can do for the world are to educate women, and to get and then to give them the tools to manage their fertility. And when you do that, you unlock 50% of the world's human capital.” - Stasia Obremskey “Leverage the energy and the outrage that many of us are feeling and funnel that into the investment case. The case was always there. But now there's even greater impetus, there is greater urgency in tying that story together.” - Alice Zheng Resources: Blog Post Mentioned: https://www.hbs.edu/healthcare/blog/post/doubling-down-on-womens-health-innovation-and-leveraging-the-private-sector-in-a-post-roe-v-wade-era Rhia Ventures tracker on companies providing abortion benefits: https://rhiaventures.org/corporate-engagement/whatareyourreprobenefits/ Rhia Ventures Medicaid Learning Collaborative videos: https://rhiaventures.org/ecosystem-building/ Women's health in the life sciences: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/unlocking-opportunities-in-womens-healthcare Connect with Stasia Obremskey: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stasia-obremskey-27a6a216/ Connect with Alice Zheng: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicexzheng/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Email: bethany.corbin@nixongwiltlaw.comWebsite: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Jessica Karr discuss: Creating the greatest positive impact with your product Collaboration in the Fem Tech industry Advice for early start ups How to get better at pitching Key Takeaways: Companies that are now focusing on sustainability need to realize that they have to put more attention on the side of positive social impact too. Having more women in the industry brings a unique advantage to growing businesses due to feminine values focusing more on creating a collaborative environment rather than cutthroat competition. Early startups should focus on getting angels and a little bit of traction at the beginning. VCs tend to be copycats and will respond according to whether other VCs will invest or not. You need to put effort into creating momentum for your startup. Be friends with as many founders as you can. Figure out how much you really need and find the right people to invest. Don't carelessly take money as that will affect your evaluation. If you don't achieve your milestones, you can have a down round and people will not participate again and new investors might decline. Your pitch will get rejected a lot of times, don't take it personally and don't give up. Keep things interesting both for yourself and for the people you're meeting. Also, have someone to train your pitches with, someone to listen to the many versions of your pitch. Adjust your pitch, make it better over time and adapt your pitch based on who your investor is. “There's a huge overhaul happening in venture capital where tons of new funds are being formed right now. And a lot of them are women led… we're building our fund with feminine values. We're very collaborative. We're not giving anybody special treatment or pitting people against each other.” - Jessica KarrConnect with Jessica Karr: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicarkarr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessicarkarr Connect with Bethany Corbin: Email: bethany.corbin@nixongwiltlaw.comWebsite: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Jingjin Liu discuss: How to build inner confidence in order to ask for more Why there needs to be more conversations on sex and tech How broad the range of sex tech isHow we can promote education on sexual wellness Key Takeaways: If women are not even able to ask for pleasure in the bedroom, how will they be able to ask for a promotion or a salary increase? If we are able to help women build inner confidence from a much deeper level, they will be able to ask for more. The world needs more discussion around sex and sex tech. If we continue to associate it with stigma and taboo then we're not going to get the products and solutions out there where they could empower a lot of women. The promotion of sexual wellness starts with educating the masses and encouraging a mindset shift around sex and technology. Sex tech isn't only about sex, it deals with everything around it. This includes enhancing the sexual experience of couples, healing from sexual trauma, and how to use technology to defend one's self in emergency situations. The more women start businesses or join companies that are in the femtech space, the more voices they'll have in the industry. Every person in the industry, whether an employee or founder, is an advocate. Having more and more advocates creates a ripple effect in our communities. “Women's bodies need to be treated differently than men. Sex tech generally is designed to enhance sexuality. The really exciting part of sex tech is really not about that. It's really about humanity, it's about connection.” - Jingjin LiuConnect with Jingjin Liu: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingjin-liu/ Website: https://zazazu.vip/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Astrid Gyllenkrok discuss: Astrid's founder journey with LEIA Where to start with your own femtech companyHow to scale and when to push for growth How to remain resilient by surrounding yourself with peopleKey Takeaways: If you want to start your own femtech company, you need to start with data. Data drives value, which is necessary for people to sign off on your idea and use your product. Interview people from your target group and be open to understanding and exploring their needs - even if you think you know their pain points. To create system change, you need to add value to all key stakeholders. This means focusing on research and gathering information, especially in the beginning. Test products and analyze market fit. Make sure you are targeting the right users and work to build a product that actually solves their problems and needs. Once your product accomplishes this, then you can push for growth. To achieve sustainable growth, you need to have the right people on board. Surround yourself with people that will be there when you are succeeding and that will stay even when you are not. “Don't rely on old ways of doing things, create something that works for you and that you believe in and then run with it. Most processes are built from a male perspective. If something doesn't feel right, change it.” - Astrid GyllenkrokConnect with Astrid Gyllenkrok: Website: https://www.meetleia.com/en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leia-health/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/astrid-gyllenkrok-kristensen-4231b211/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeetLeia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meet_leia/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
Women's health tech founders are faced with an uncertain landscape of laws and regulations, especially since the recent overturning of Roe vs. Wade in the US.Our guest, Bethany Corbin is an experienced healthcare and femtech attorney. She believes the international femtech community has the collective power to transform the standard of care for women's health. As a member of this industry, Bethany's goal is to spread awareness of femtech, disseminate meaningful insights that allow new founders and entrepreneurs to bring their health innovations to life, and mentor the next generation of femtech leaders.DISCLAIMER: This recorded conversation is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Transmission of the conversation is not intended to create, and viewing and/or listening does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Viewers and listeners are advised to seek professional help if they are concerned about a specific legal issue.To learn more about Bethany's legal services, please visit: https://femtechlawyer.com/Tune into Legally FemTech podcast here: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtechConnect with Bethany and follow her on social media here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin/Twitter: https://twitter.com/femtechlawyerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/femtechlawyer/Thank you for carving out time to improve your Founder Game - when you do better, your business will do better - cheers!Ande ♥https://andelyons.com#bestyoutubechannelforstartups #femtechattorney #femtech Psst: If you're thinking “Wow – that Andelicious Advice really helped me,” please buy me a cup of coffee – a breve cappuccino will make my heart and mind sing with joy and keep me powered to serve more founders – thank you! You'll also find some Andelicious FREE documents and resources for startups. ♥https://www.buymeacoffee.com/andelyonsCONNECT WITH ME ONLINE: https://andelyons.com https://twitter.com/AndeLyonshttps://www.facebook.com/StartupLifew... https://www.linkedin.com/in/andelyons/ https://www.instagram.com/ande_lyons/ https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/ https://angel.co/andelyons TikTok: @andelyonsANDELICIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTSArlan's Academy: https://arlansacademy.com/Scroobious - use Ande15 discount code: https://www.scroobious.com/Founder University: https://course.founder.universityhttps://bit.ly/AAElizabethYinTune in to Mia Voss' Shit We Don't Talk About podcast here: https://shitwedonttalkaboutpodcast.com/ANDELICIOUS RESOURCES:JOIN STARTUP LIFE LIVE MEETUP GROUPGet an alert whenever I post a new show!https://bit.ly/StartupLifeLIVEAGORAPULSEMy favorite digital marketing dashboard is AGORAPULSE – it's the best platform to manage your social media posts and presence! Learn more here: http://www.agorapulse.com?via=ande17STARTUP DOX Do you need attorney reviewed legal documents for your startup? I'm a proud community partner of Startup Dox, a new service provided by Selvarajah Law PC which helps you draw out all the essential paperwork needed to kickstart your business in a super cost-effective way. All the legal you're looking for… only without confusion or frustration. EVERY filing and document comes with an attorney review. You will never do it alone. Visit https://www.thestartupdox.com/ and use my discount code ANDE10 to receive 10% off your order.SPONSORSHIPIf you resonate with the show's mission of amplifying diverse founder voices while serving first-time founders around the world, please reach out to me to learn more about making an impact through sponsoring the Startup Life LIVE Show! ande@andelyons.com.
In this episode, Bethany Corbin and Ari Krzyzek discuss: Creating a brand purpose statementFinding out who your ideal audience isDeciding when you should create your brandMarketing strategies for reproductive health productsKey Takeaways: If you truly embrace design and even branding at the earlier stage, you're gonna save a lot of time and even money down the road, simply because you already have all of your foundation ready.To come up with a brand purpose statement, ask yourself three questions:Who are you as a brand?What does your business do for people?Why does it matter?Narrow down your ideal audience. Make it as specific and as detailed as possibleCreate your own brand right off the bat. If you take the time to really think these things through, then you'll find yourself propelled into greater and faster business growth. “When you start slowly thinking through and finding some alignment between what do I have, as a brand, to offer to this particular audience? How can I make their life better? If you already know their pain points and then align it with what you have, you'll start seeing how you can make a person's life better or the impact that you will have for them.” - Ari KrzyzekConnect with Ari Krzyzek: Website: https://chykalophia.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2329060/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chykalophia/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chykalophia/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/chykalophia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cklphgroup Podcast, Halo Femtech: https://halo-femtech.captivate.fm/ Connect with Bethany Corbin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanycorbin Website: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/ Podcast: https://nixongwiltlaw.com/podcast-legally-femtech
What you'll get out of this episodeRebecca talks with Bethany Corbin and Ashleigh Giovannini, two powerhouse attorneys at Nixon Gwilt Law. These national and international privacy experts highlight what healthcare innovators need to know about the Internet of Medical Things and the evolving privacy and security frameworks for digital health connected devices.Listen to Discover: How to define digital health connected devices How the privacy and security and data use challenges for these companies are distinct from the challenges facing other digital health companies What trends they are seeing among external bad actors in the space What the biggest threat to digital health companies is right now from a security/privacy perspective—and what's the worst that could happen How companies make the risk/benefit tradeoff And be sure to check out the extensive resources to go along with this episode below.Guests Bethany A. Corbin, Esq., Senior Counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law, advises healthcare and pharmaceutical clients-including femtech, digital health, medtech, life sciences, and virtual care businesses-on matters relating to regulatory compliance, reimbursement, and customer and partner transactions.In particular, Bethany counsels clients on privacy and security, healthcare fraud and abuse, corporate matters, commercial deals, and ethical considerations in emerging technology. She enjoys developing creative compliance solutions that fit within the unique contours of each business and has extensive knowledge of HIPAA, privacy-by-design, interoperability, Internet of Things, femtech, AI, and cybersecurity. Ashleigh Giovannini, Esq., is Counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law. Her experience in regulatory, provider, and commercial aspects of the industry make her an ideal advisor for healthcare companies desiring a secure path for growth. Her expertise includes corporate transactions, general contract drafting and negotiations, fraud and abuse, corporate and regulatory compliance, provider reimbursement, digital health technology, HIPAA privacy and security, and international data privacy law. Additional Resources Find out more about Femtech data privacy here [blog post] Catch up on the privacy implications post-Dobbs decision here [5-part video series] Watch the Top 3 Privacy Concerns for Digital Health Startups [video] Connect with Ashleigh Giovannini, Esq., on LinkedIn Connect with Bethany Corbin, Esq. on LinkedIn Join the ConversationAre you a healthcare innovator? Tell us what topics and people you'd like us to cover in future episodes:Decoding Healthcare Innovation on LinkedInDecoding Healthcare on TwitterFollow our daily updates on LinkedIn:CarrieRebeccaAbout Your HostsCarrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt are partners at Nixon Gwilt Law, a healthcare innovation law firm exclusively serving Providers, Digital Health Companies, and Life Science Businesses seeking to transform the way we receive and experience healthcare. Find out more at NixonGwiltLaw.com.
In this special episode of Legally Femtech, join host Bethany Corbin for a continued exploration of incorporating diversity and inclusivity into femtech products. Bethany speaks with Belen Copetti, a creative director working at Mira Fertility, who is in charge of establishing the brand's creative and marketing strategies. Belen has worked in the marketing and creative fields for over 8 years and is in charge of executing Mira's vision across communication platforms and channels. In this episode, we discuss how current femtech and fertility language can exclude minority populations, including the LGBTQ+ community, how to design your femtech product for maximum inclusivity, using language as an evolving inclusivity tool, how to address unintended instances of exclusion, and much more! Join us for this exciting follow-up discussion on diversity and inclusivity in femtech!
In this month's Digital Health roundup, Medtech Insight's Barnaby Pickering discusses DeHealth, which developed a platform built on cryptocurrency, and executive interviews with Glooko and Omada Health about their diabetes platforms. Marion Webb will highlight a conversation with Nixon Gwilt Law attorney Bethany Corbin about key steps developers of period-tracking apps can take to ensure that sensitive health data remains safe and private. Reed Miller discusses Braidio's health information platform and Pyx Health's hybrid solution for loneliness. Listen to the podcast via the player below: Medtech Insight articles addressing topics discussed in this episode: Period-Tracking Apps Should Safeguard Data, Reassurance Customers In Post-Roe Era Building Digital Platforms To Bridge Diabetes Care Gaps DeHealth Applies Blockchain To Medical Data Transactions In Bid For Transparency Pyx Health Is Addressing The Loneliness Crisis With Digital/Human Combination Minute Insight: Braidio's My Health Concierge Service Incorporates BlueSemi's Eyva Health Tracker ‘Gadget'
Do you know if you health care information is protected on the web? It is more important than ever to know the answer to that question. We invited FemTech attorney Bethany Corbin this week to answer our privacy questions. Telehealth and tracking apps have become very popular in the last few years. Most brands will comply with the HIPPA guidelines provided they are partnered with a Doctor or pharmaceutical company. The grey area arises in an all pay cash situation and in that case, they may or may not be complying with federal requirements. Wearables and other apps may be subject to FDA guidelines but at a lower Class 1 certification. This may mean that they are not subject to the same testing and accuracy requirements. It may also mean that they may be selling your information to data brokers and possibly law enforcement. Know more about your privacy rights in the every changing telehealth and internet world. www.hotflashescooltopics.com Want to Leave a Review for Hot Flashes and Cool Topics? Here's How: For Apple Podcasts on an iPhone or iOS device: Open the Apple Podcast App on your device. Click on the “search” icon Type into the search bar “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” and click on the show Towards the bottom, look for “Ratings and Reviews” Click on “Write a Review” and leave us your thoughts and comments! For Apple Podcasts on a computer: On the Apple Podcasts website, go to the search bar and type “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” After clicking on the show, find the “Listen on Apple Podcasts” button and click on it The “Hot Flashes and Cool Topics” podcast should open on the Apple Podcasts application Keep scrolling on the page until you see “Ratings and Reviews” Click on “See All” If you want to give us a five-star rating, hover over the empty stars! If you want to leave your thoughts and comments, click on “Write a Review”!
In this episode of Legally Femtech, join host Bethany Corbin as she explores how femtech companies can design their products and platforms for maximum inclusivity and diversity. Bethany speaks with guest Elizabeth Gordon, a femtech and sextech marketing strategist and conversion copywriter who produced The Inclusive Language Guide for Femtech and Sextech Leaders (https://elizabethagordon.com/inclusivelanguageguide). Join us for an exciting discussion of how femtech can better serve the entire population that identifies as female.
What you'll get out of this episode:Cohost Rebecca Gwilt talks with Stix Cofounder Cynthia Plotch about women's health—an especially timely conversation given the leaked Roe v. Wade decision. Be sure to take our survey (also linked below) to help shape the roundtable we're hosting this summer with policy makers, advocacy groups, Femtech companies, and telemedicine providers in the reproductive and maternal care space to better chart a unified path forward.Listen to this episode to discover: What it is like to raise money in femtech from investors that are primarily men What is it like to build a women's health company, including tips and tricks for others in this space How the company's first emergency contraception product, Relaunch, came to be and the demand, access, and misconceptions around it What the leaked Roe v. Wade decisions means for the future of women-centric healthcare companies Why Stix decided early on to take a public stand on this issue and how other femtech founders can, too (even if they don't know how yet) About our GuestCynthia Plotch, cofounder of Stix, is an Inc 100 Female Founder and a member of Forbes Next 1000. Cynthia and her cofounder are passionate about making sure women have the products, education, and support they need to make confident decisions along their health journeys. The company, which is active in 50 states, offers at home pregnancy, ovulation, UTI, and yeast infection tests and related products. Connect with Cynthia on LinkedIn.About the CompanyStix provides women with the products, education, and support they need throughout their health journey. Check out the pregnancy and ovulation tests & the Stix Library. Learn more at getstix.co. Additional Resources Wondering about the impact of that leaked SCOTUS decision? Nixon Gwilt Law is putting together a roundtable discussion this summer for FemTech innovators. We'll explore how to respond to this pending decision for your business and the industry. Want to be part of it? Start by sharing your thoughts in this confidential survey. Be sure to check out episode 21 with Maria Butkovic of Women of Wearables for more on FemTech innovation. If you're not already, be sure to check out our sister podcast, Legally Femtech, hosted by Bethany Corbin, Esq., who will continue covering these developments. Coming UpWe've got a sizzling summer on the way with topics on virtual consultations for pharmacists, care at home initiatives, and much more on FemTech and data privacy. Don't miss an episode!Join the ConversationAre you a healthcare innovator? Tell us what topics and people you'd like us to cover in future episodes:Decoding Healthcare Innovation on LinkedInDecoding Healthcare on TwitterFollow our daily updates on LinkedIn:CarrieRebeccaAbout Your HostsCarrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt are partners at Nixon Gwilt Law, a healthcare innovation law firm exclusively serving Providers, Digital Health Companies, and Life Science Businesses seeking to transform the way we receive and experience healthcare. Find out more at NixonGwiltLaw.com.
In this special episode of Legally Femtech, host Bethany Corbin discusses the landscape of reproductive health rights and justice (RHRJ) following the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Joining Bethany is special guest Natalie Birnbaum, a healthcare innovation attorney at Nixon Gwilt Law. Natalie is co-chair of the abortion access committee at the NYC Bar Association's Sex and Law Committee and has been involved in reproductive health rights and justice for over five years. Bethany and Natalie sit down to discuss the significance of RHRJ, the current landscape of abortion access in the United States, the potential changes in U.S. abortion laws if Roe v. Wade falls, telemedicine abortion access, the interplay between federal and state regulation of mifepristone, and much more!
On this episode of Legally Femtech, join your host Bethany Corbin for an exciting exploration of the lifecycle of an early stage femtech startup! Bethany is joined on this episode by Alice Mattsson, founder of Pharmista Technologies in Sweden, which seeks to create breakthroughs in diagnostic device development using reusable technology. Alice and Bethany discuss how female entrepreneurs can take their company from idea to reality, why it's important to have co-founders or advisory teams, and what the research and design phases look like for early stage women's health products. This episode also explores budgeting and funding for early stage healthcare startups. Join us for a great conversation!
The abortion landscape in the United States is on the precipice of change. Following the leaked Supreme Court decision, femtech consumers are concerned that their sensitive health data is not adequately secured or protected by femtech companies. News articles have advocated for women to delete their health data from menstrual and fertility tracking apps. This lack of trust in femtech privacy and security practices could undermine a growing industry that seeks to revolutionize the way we think about women's health. In this special episode of Legally Femtech, your host, Bethany Corbin, explains why women are concerned about their health data, how such data can be accessed by law enforcement, and actionable strategies that femtech companies can take now to enhance privacy and security safeguards and promote consumer trust.
In this episode of Legally Femtech, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, to discuss how women's health doctors view the femtech industry. Unbeknownst to most consumers, a large number of femtech products are created without professional medical oversight and involvement. At the academic level, physician and professor compensation structures are not always designed to encourage medical consultation on new femtech devices, and overcoming institutional red tape can be challenging. On the practical side, most medical professionals have limited time and resources to devote to medical device consultation and may be unable to keep pace with the technological developments that can assist patients. The resulting gap between the technology and medical sectors can sometimes lead to the development of products that do not materially benefit consumers. This episode discusses the medical-technology gap for women's health and the femtech industry, concerns with data overload for providers, and fighting back against taboos and stigmas associated with women's health. Join us for an engaging and enlightening conversation to help bridge the gap!
In this fifth episode of Legally Femtech, host Bethany Corbin talks with Chanda Kundnaney, founder of LiZZOM (a UAE startup in the women's hygiene space focused on organic sanitary pads and liners), about the social taboos and stigmas surrounding women's health. For too long, discussions of women's health have been relegated to the shadows of the private sphere, widely perceived as an inappropriate topic for public discourse. As a result, women devalue their personal health experiences, assume their health symptoms are normal, and are even afraid to discuss their health and wellbeing with their physicians. It's time to challenge the taboos and stigmas surrounding women's health and break down these societally constructed barriers so that women can prioritize their health and wellness. This episode explores why women's health is considered taboo, how to speak about women's health in public, how femtech companies can work to overcome these taboos and stigmas, what the femtech landscape looks like in the UAE, and much more! Join us to be part of the change in women's health.
In this episode of Legally Femtech, host Bethany Corbin sits down with Sophie Smith, founder of Nabta Health, to discuss femtech in emerging markets and how to make healthcare more equitable across the globe. Nabta Health was designed to build a female-centric model of healthcare for women in emerging markets, with a key focus on the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. With an ultimate goal of empowering women to manage their health and wellness, Nabta Health just raised $1.5 million in a new angel investment round to expand B2B offerings and enhance market share across the UAE. In this episode, Bethany and Sophie discuss the status of women's health in emerging markets, challenges and barriers to building a femtech company in emerging markets, the need to promote diversity and inclusion in healthcare products and testing globally, and key advice for femtech startups looking to launch their products or companies in emerging markets.
In this third episode of the Legally Femtech Podcast, your host, Bethany Corbin, explores femtech trends in the European market with guest speaker Ksenia Tugay! Ksenia is a Strategic Innovation Expert at Groupe Mutuel, located in Switzerland. She is also invovled with the femtech accelerator Tech4Eva, which is the first femtech startup acceleration program in continental Europe. This episode explores future trends for femtech in Europe and offers tips for startup founders on how to navigate the Europen femtech market. The episode also discusses the need for employers to offer fertility treatments and menopause support and education for employees, and explains the value of accelerator programs for new startups. Join us to learn more about the femtech landscape and how to build a femtech startup in Europe!
Join your host, Bethany Corbin, for an exciting exploration of the evolution of the femtech industry and an honest dialogue on social and ethical harms surrounding many femtech products on the market today. In this second episode, you'll learn about the historic exclusion of women from clinical trials and healthcare research and the culture of shame and taboo that invades public discussions of women's health. You'll also uncover key social harms present from the lack of regulatory standards and guidance governing femtech products - including inaccurate devices and data overload - along with the rise of intimate surveillance. If you're a femtech founder, designer, or developer, this is a must-listen episode to ensure you are designing your product for maximum inclusivity.
For centuries, women's health has been neglected, understood principally as a deviation from the male norm. However, the rapidly growing femtech (female health technology) industry has been revolutionizing women's healthcare with digital health solutions tailored to individuals identifying as female. Interested in learning more about recent and projected developments in the femtech industry and how femtech is transforming women's healthcare? Join your host, Bethany Corbin, as she talks with femtech trend forecasters Rhiannon Jones and Anna Butterworth from Ultraviolet Agency. Learn about femtech trends in 2022 and beyond, intersectional femtech, trend forecasting (and why startups need trend forecasters), radical inclusivity, the impact of the metaverse on healthcare and femtech, diverse and inclusive tech, and the need to keep innovating in women's health!
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