Rachel Bartholomew
Founder
Hyivy Health, Femtech Canada
Rachel Bartholomew is a 2 time entrepreneur who is now working on her second company, Hyivy Health, a medical device femtech company created after her recent fight with cervical cancer. Rachel is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and has been working in various roles in the entrepreneurship ecosystem for over 15 years, including the Founder of Femtech Canada, Femtech Across Borders and Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in Biotech Innovation.
Schedule
15 mins
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre
Revolutionizing Women’s Health: The State of Femtech in Canada
Femtech, the growing field of women’s health innovation, represents a $1 trillion opportunity and serves over half the global population—yet it remains critically underfunded, under-researched, and underserved. This session will dive into Canada’s position in the global race to modernize women’s healthcare, exploring how we can close the gap and bring women’s health into the 21st century.