Is it possible to be healthy on a sick planet? — Inspiration for this post came partly from the book Count Down by Dr. Shanna Swan. Buy it here or listen on Audible here. I wrote some months ago on why ‘Hormone Health’ is going to become the next major market in FemTech. However it became apparent to me as I…

Changing the world, one baby at a time — After a wonderful 3 and a half years as an investor at Forward Partners, I’ve decided to move on to Béa Fertility where I will be joining as Chief Medical Officer. I’ve loved my time at Forward dearly and will be staying close to the fund as I transition to…

More people are looking to their hormones for greater health — FemTech is a huge market, estimated to be $50bn by 2025 (1). In this piece, I discussed how FemTech has evolved from menstrual and reproductive health to health solutions for older women, to sexual wellness. …

Why endometriosis is often overlooked — March is Endometriosis Awareness Month — an important event aiming to tackle the fact that 54% of people don’t know about endometriosis¹. This seems like a good opportunity to explore some of the challenges and opportunities in treating this important condition. “Half of the UK isn’t aware of the life-changing…

How humans can trust artificial intelligence — “We’re being scored by formulas that we don’t understand, that often don’t have systems of appeal… What if the algorithms are wrong?” Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction, a quote from her TED talk. By 2030, AI is expected to raise the global GDP by an estimated $15.7…

An emerging but powerful tool for precision medicine — The metabolomics era ‘Omics is a catch-all term for science ending in… you guessed it ‘-omics’. The most well-known being ‘genomics’. The genomics era began in 2003 with the completion of the Human Genome Project, a high-profile $2.7bn dollar, 13-year project mapping out the DNA ‘blueprint’ for a human being. In part due…

How technology can support an ageing population — There are 5.4m people in the UK aged 75 and older and the number of older adults is expected to double in the UK in the next 25 years.

Why the future is looking bright — The stigma and unnecessary shame that surrounds women’s health issues has been slowly disappearing. In part, this is due to the tremendous rise in the number of companies we’ve seen in the last decade that are working on improving women’s health. …

How founders can prevent emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion — There is a perception that founders should sacrifice themselves and their lives on the startup alter. It’s common for founders to be called ‘animals’, and for this to be said in a complementary manner. …