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June 3, 2022

Femtech’s fight to shake up France’s conventional medical system

Healthtech has been a key plank of Macron's business plan for France — so how are startups faring? And are femtechs doing as well as the crowd?


Sophie Stuber

8 min read

Lattice Medical Team

Last year, Emmanuel Macron announced a €7bn funding plan — €2bn of which would head towards startups — to make France the European leader in healthcare innovation by 2030. 

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Leocadie Raymond founded Luneale
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Mattisse Implant
Mattisse Implant from Lattice Medical
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&quot;Grands Prix Check Up Santé&quot;
El Mir at the "Grands Prix Check Up Santé" ceremony with Marie Agnes Caderby, and Fabien Guez.
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Ziwig's endometriosis tests alongside an award the company won for their product
Ziwig's endometriosis tests have won awards
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