The leading UK law firm, which has offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Norwich, Oxford and London, joins other financial and commercial services providers as part of the new accreditation scheme to support the growth of the women’s health economy. Other founding partners include HSBC Innovation Banking, Tokio Marine Kiln, Commerce, Withum, Practicus, Novabook, LT PR and Communia.
FemTick was developed by CensHERship, a global initiative addressing structural bias affecting women’s health. The initiative recognises those businesses helping to build the infrastructure women’s health companies need to start, grow and scale - from banking and payments to legal, insurance, underwriting, ecommerce and risk services.
The founding partners will work alongside FemTick to help shape the development of the accreditation, as the initiative expands to include additional financial and commercial service providers supporting the women’s health ecosystem. The accreditation also aims to create greater visibility for founders, investors and partners seeking service providers that understand the unique regulatory, classification and operational needs of women’s health businesses.
Gayle Curry, a partner at Mills & Reeve, who leads the firm’s HealthTech group, commented: “Women’s health innovators need access to strong financial and commercial advisers. As one of the UK’s leading health and care law firms, and arguably a leader in the legal issues faced by women’s health businesses, we’re absolutely delighted to join other founding partners of FemTick. We look forward to working together to help this sector achieve its ambitions, solve the challenges and open the door to scale, success and healthier communities.”
The launch of FemTick follows the publication of CensHERship’s 2026 Bias Burden report, which highlights the infrastructure barriers facing women’s health businesses. The report found that all those surveyed had encountered challenges when accessing financial or commercial services, with more than 60% reporting lost revenue as a result.
FemTick builds on the research by taking a positive, solutions-focused approach, recognising those organisations that understand the sector and are helping to create a more supportive commercial environment for women’s health innovation.
Clio Wood, co-founder of CensHERship, commented: “Women’s health is one of the largest and fastest-growing opportunities in global healthcare, yet the infrastructure supporting the sector has not always evolved at the same pace.
“Our founding partners for FemTick recognise the scale of the opportunity and are among the first movers helping build the infrastructure needed for the sector to scale.”
According to PwC, women's health represents a significant economic opportunity, with the sector estimated to grow to $600 billion by 2030.
