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Responding to the urgent need for ways to diagnose #endometriosis, the NIH is using a method that's been shown to speed the development of innovations: A RADx challenge. If you are innovating, or looking to support innovations in this space, tune in to an informational webinar on August 28th at 8 am PST/11 EST to learn about this competition which will ultimately involve 10 companies and give out more than $300K in prize money. Read more and sign up for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/d27DbH5X The The National Institutes of Health RADx challenges are an amazing tool. They are fast, they are not one winner-takes-all, and have proven to be a way to foster and support innovators who go on to gather more dilutive and VC funding. In this case, the need certainly matches the challenge. Endometriosis impacts one in 10 women. In addition to being very sick, these sufferers endure an AVERAGE journey of 7 to 10 years before diagnosis. Their #fertility is usually compromised, and their quality of life is ALWAYS impacted. And often their diagnosis leads to cancer. The disease is responsible for hundreds of thousands hysterectomies per year, meaning survivors live without either or both #ovaries, compromising their health for their lifetimes. Companies like Hera Biotech and others are finding better approaches, but this is a case where more is needed. What approaches will be included? Imaging technologies In vitro diagnostic devices Clinical laboratory tests Integrated sensing technologies Wearable devices Digital health platforms utilizing advanced computational approaches (such as machine learning or artificial intelligence) to predict likelihood of endometriosis for better targeted clinical triaging. We'll be reading about this challenge and seeing its fruit for a long time to come! Kudos to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for taking this on. #womenshealth #endometriosis #femtech #wearables #digitalhealth #reproductivehealth #ovaries #hysterectomy

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