Inside Israeli Innovation, Ep. 13: Focus on femtech

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In this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey focus on femtech – technologies for women – and women in tech.

According to Start-up Nation Central, there were 130 start-up and growth companies geared explicitly towards women in Israel in 2022. This week, Hoffman talks with Tel Aviv-based AVIF CEO Daniella Gilboa about the company’s recent integration of their IVF technologies with those of Genea Biomedx to improve clinical efficiency and recovery rates. success of IVF treatments.

Then, Hennessey speaks with Deborah Garner, CEO of FEMSelet, an Israel-based company responsible for developing EnPlace, a minimally invasive solution for pelvic organ prolapse. The team talks about the state of investing in women’s health.

Finally, they switch gears for a discussion of women in tech roles.

According to the Israel Innovation Authority, women make up only about 30% of the high-tech workforce, but more than 50% of Israeli citizens. Additionally, Israel is ranked among the four OECD countries with the highest gender wage gap.

To discuss the challenges, Hoffman speaks with Fleur Hassan Nahmoum, co-founder of FemForward, which is working to fill these gaps. Last week, FemForward traveled to Morocco, bringing together a delegation of Israeli and Moroccan high-tech superstars to collaborate and learn from each other.

About Inside Israeli Innovation

Israel is the Start-up Nation, the Scale-up Nation, the Country of Unicorns. Join Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of Jerusalem Post – Strategy & Innovation, and Zachy Hennessey, JPost Business Correspondent, for their analysis of the most critical Israeli technological innovations. In each episode, they’ll highlight a new tech trend, discuss the latest innovation news, and interview at least one of Israel’s most promising companies. So, if you like knowing what’s cutting edge, this Jerusalem Post show is for you.

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