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| 30.10.2024 | The Ups and Downs of Female Entrepreneurs in North Carolina’s Tech World | Share Tweet Share Share Email In recent years, North Carolina has grown fast in the tech world, especially in cities like Raleigh and Charlotte. Startups are popping up everywhere, bringing in young talent, investors, and entrepreneurs. One... |
| 15.03.2021 | Lia Diagnostics has launched its eco-friendly, flushable pregnancy test to consumers | After a few years of developing its flushable, biodegradable pregnancy test, Lia Diagnostics has launched the product to consumers. The test, which is made from the same plant fibers used in most toilet papers, doesn’t contain plastic, glas... |
| 09.11.2018 | Lia Diagnostics adds new investor and $2.6 million in venture capital | Center City’s Lia Diagnostics, makers of a flushable pregnancy test, just took on $2.6 million in venture capital as it continues to work on bringing the test to the consumer market. CEO and cofounder Bethany Edwards declined to comment on ... |
| 11.06.2018 | Term Sheet — Monday, June 11 | ROUND TWO Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop This marks Eckert’s second round as CEO of Sprout, the Raleigh, N.C.-based developer of a drug intended to treat hypoactive sexua... |
| 11.06.2018 | ‘Female Viagra’ Founder Is Back as CEO After Valeant Gave the Billion-Dollar Drug Back for Free | Cindy Eckert (previously Cindy Whitehead) is back at the helm of Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the company behind female libido drug Addyi. This marks Eckert’s second round as CEO of Sprout, the Raleigh, N.C.-based developer of a drug intended to... |
| 18.04.2018 | This Incubator for Women-Focused Businesses Finds the Color Pink Empowering, Not Demeaning | April 18, 2018 7 min read In this series, The Way We Work, Entrepreneur Associate Editor Lydia Belanger examines how people foster productivity, focus, collaboration, creativity and culture in the workplace. A pink neon glow emanates throug... |
| 07.11.2017 | Why Valeant Gave Up on the ‘Female Viagra’ | This article originally ran in Term Sheet, Fortune’s newsletter about deals and dealmakers. Sign up here. Valeant Pharmaceuticals is giving Addyi, the female libido drug dubbed ‘the female Viagra,’ back to its former owners. This is quite a... |
| 07.11.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, November 7 | THE LITTLE PINK PILL Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop Here’s a quick summary of what happened: Sprout is a Raleigh, N.C.-based developer of a drug intended to treat hypoactive ... |
| 27.04.2016 | Exclusive: The Woman Behind the ‘Female Viagra’ Has a New Venture | You may remember Cindy Whitehead as the woman who created Addyi, the women’s libido-enhancing drug often referred to as “the female Viagra.” Whitehead was the tireless force of nature who, after two failed attempts, finally pushed the contr... |