Edit

LIA Diagnostics

http://www.liadiagnostics.com/

Last activity: 12.03.2021

Active

Categories: DesignDiagnosticsElectronicsInformationITProductWaste

LIA Diagnostics is redesigning pregnancy tests to address the challenges surrounding privacy, usability and sustainability in current pregnancy tests. Every day, many women take pregnancy tests. And while current tests are accurate, they can be difficult to use, making the experience awkward and stressful. They're also made from plastic, and occasionally electronics – all of which end up in the trash. This is not environmentally friendly nor does it protect women's privacy. Our flushable tests simultaneously solve privacy issues and curtail the 3 million pounds of un-recycled waste that end up in landfills each year. Additionally, LIA’s design addresses ergonomic challenges and reduces test interpretation confusion. LIA's diagnostics empower women with the knowledge they need to move forward.

Followers

554

Mentions

Location: United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Employees: 1-10

Founded date: 2015

Twitter

Investors 2

Date	Name	Website
-	BlueTree A...	bluetreeal...
-	Ben Frankl...	sep.benfra...

Mentions in press and media 27

Date	Title	Description
12.03.2021	Six Years in the Making, Lia Diagnostics Introduces its Flushable and Discreet Home Pregnancy Test	Founded by Bethany Edwards and Anna Couturier, Lia is looking to disrupt a market sector in the U.S. that has about 12 million unique purchasers every year with a product that is both flushable and biodegradable. The global pregnancy testin...
28.03.2019	Ben Franklin Tech Partners’ Portfolio Companies Raised $345M in 2018	A new Performance Profile report released this week shows that its portfolio companies raised $354 million in funding in association with BFTP’s investments in 2018, a spike from $152 million in 2017. Some notable local funding from BFTP c...
13.11.2018	Lia Diagnostics Adds New Investor and $2.6 Million in Venture Capital	CEO and cofounder Bethany Edwards declined to comment on specific terms of the round, but she confirmed that investors included past backers of the startup (like Ben Franklin Technology Partners and Robin Hood Ventures) plus Raleigh-based ...
13.09.2018	These Are The 397 Most Inspiring, Innovative Designs of 2018	That includes our first-ever Design Company of the Year Award, recognizing high-quality, ambitious design work throughout an organization. All the honorees share one thing: a commitment to solving problems, no matter how big or small, as si...
22.06.2018	EY Announces Winners for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2018 Greater Philadelphia Award	This group of bold entrepreneurial leaders was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders. The winners were unveiled at a special gala on June 14,...
17.04.2018	Announcing The Winners Of The 2018 World Changing Ideas Awards	Below, you can see the winners in 12 different categories. Each category was judged by a jury of prominent social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, thinkers, and designers, plus a Fast Company editor. The winners were picked from a list o...
14.02.2018	LIA Diagnostics, Perpay and LeagueSide are up for PACT Enterprise Awards	Also on the nominee list: Clutch boss Ned Moore, EPAM chief Arkadiy Dobkin and Turn5 cofounder Steve Voudouris square off for the Technology CEO of the Year award. The organization said there were around 500 nominations among the nine cate...
28.09.2017	Meet the New Class of the University City Science Center’s Digital Health Accelerator	The accepted companies include: CareCierge is a high-tech/high-touch benefit for employees who struggle to balance work while caring for an ill or aging loved one. CareCierge empowers employee caregivers with a personalized roadmap for care...
25.09.2017	Local Leaders, National Topics: Women’s Health Innovation	In 2015, Dan Hilferty, CEO of Independence Blue Cross (IBX), told Philadelphia Magazine that Philly could be the, “Silicon Valley of healthcare innovation.” Yet the concept hinged on a few variables. According to Hilferty, Philadelphia need...
16.08.2017	4 Philly tech leaders sat down to talk about inclusivity	Ben Franklin Technology Partners has reached out to local leaders in the tech community to discuss national trending topics before. And today we’ve tackled a tough one: sexual harassment and gender discrimination in tech. The response may s...
15.08.2017	Five Female Founders you Should Know	WHO: Morgan Berman WHAT: MilkCrate If you are involved in the Philly tech community and don’t know this name, we would be suprised. Morgan has taken the scene by storm since 2013 when she launched MilkCrate Philly (now, MilkCrate), her com...
07.07.2017	4 of the Most Groundbreaking Startups	Progressive Policy Institute, a non-profit organization, and Telnet, an IT solutions consulting firm, are responsible for creating a report on startups around the country. Philadelphia is taking homage as one of 25 Emerging Startup Hubs in...
23.05.2017	Here’s Who Took Home Enterprise Awards	During the Enterprise Awards, that was the main prompt from Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) CEO Dean Miller, who emceed the 24th edition of the ceremony last night at the Pennsylvania Convention Center before a cro...
17.05.2017	Ben Franklin Approved 3.7M in 21 Early Stage Companies
18.04.2017	Thirteen new women-led healthcare startups join Springboard’s Health Innovation Hub	“We recently began to tell our story at various Med/Biotech conferences and startup challenges,” explained Singh via email. “We have to approach it judiciously and strategically and, frankly, we need a little guidance on how to navigate our...
03.02.2017	These 13 startups are hosting Philly Startup Leaders interns this summer	This is a guest post by Philly Startup Leaders program coordinator Rachel Zydyk. If there are so many universities in the city, why is it so difficult to connect young talent to startups? There is no shortage of talent at universities in th...
03.02.2017	These 13 startups are hosting Philly Startup Leaders interns this summer	If there are so many universities in the city, why is it so difficult to connect young talent to startups? There is no shortage of talent at universities in the Northeast, but we think it’s the matchmaking to opportunities at Philadelphia s...
06.12.2016	Biomeme Says its New Office is a Longterm Commitment to Philly	“Our old meeting room used to be the bathroom,” Perelman joked (we think?). “It used to get awkward when someone came in to pee.” The biotech company just moved into a 4,500-square-foot office at 10th and Chestnut. The move is almost doubl...
27.05.2016	Wells Fargo Supports AWE Ventures—Powered by Ben Franklin	In complement to its diverse activities in raising awareness and participation of women in both entrepreneurship and investing, Wells Fargo supports this partnership of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the ...
16.03.2016	Kickstarter is all about this cat-feeding gadget from a Philly veterinarian	In less than a week, veterinarian Liz Bales’ “NoBowl Feeding System” for cats has raised more than $40,000. Prototyped at makerspace NextFab and (the controversial) Just 3D Print, the gadget is meant to bring out your cat’s inner hunter by ...
15.03.2016	AWE Ventures funds two more women-run companies	These startups bring AWE Venture’s portfolio up to six companies. The other four are My Milkrate, ROAR for Good, Lia Diagnostics and I’m Sorry to Hear. Meg 21 Skincare has recently started to blitz the market with its anti-aging skin care ...
08.02.2016	Ben Franklin Approved $2.8M for 15 Early Stage Companies
17.12.2015	Three Eastern Pennsylvania InnovateHer Finalists Move To Next Round of Challenge Competition	The InnovateHer Challenge is a national competition aimed at unearthing products and services impacting and empowering the lives of women and families. SBA’s national 2015 first place winner was Philadelphia’s Bethany Edwards, who won out ...
10.11.2015	Ben Franklin Approved $2.1M for 16 Early Stage Companies
20.04.2015	What Comcast is doing to help local entrepreneurs	Though Comcast is known internationally, it supports entrepreneurs locally by helping fund the tech needs of local businesses and investing in local startups. The global media and technology company also hosts events such as meetups and hac...
27.01.2015	Here’s what makes this DreamIt Ventures class its most diverse yet	Early-stage startup accelerator DreamIt Ventures is launching its most diverse class to date this week. That’s in terms of race and gender, but also in terms of the type of companies and the local university many of the startups have ties t...
-	Thirteen new women-led healthcare startups join Springboard’s Health Innovation Hub	A new batch of 13 women-led life science and healthcare startups have been accepted into Springboard Enterprises’ Health Innovation Hub, a year-long program for growth-stage companies preparing to expand and raise funds for new product deve...

LIA Diagnostics

Investors 2

Mentions in press and media 27

Reviews 0