Bloomer Tech

03/19/2024

We’re excited to be recognized as a women-led startup addressing the gender gap in health care!

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, yet they're under-diagnosed and under-treated.

02/28/2024

We were featured on CBS News as a company working to improve women’s health and close the gender care gap.

Alicia Chong Rodríguez spoke about the Bloomer Bra and how it collects data to detect symptoms that might otherwise get dismissed or unrecognized.

Watch the full interview:

More companies run by women are creating devices specifically tailored to track women's health.

02/06/2024

Our Founder and CEO Chong was interviewed on the latest episode of In Good Health from 88.5.

She discusses what we can do to support equity for women’s heart health, new digital biomarkers for heart disease, how to improve the cardiac rehab experience, and our grant.

Listen to the full episode: https://the1a.org/segments/in-good-health-unpacking-heart-disease-in-women/

When it comes to heart disease and heart attacks, women commonly face misdiagnoses and delays in receiving care.

01/16/2024

We’re excited to be included in this Washington Post article highlighting companies addressing women’s heart health. Women with heart disease are not just understudied, but often underdiagnosed and undertreated.

“The more women who wear this medical device, the more we will understand female physiology, and be able to develop female-specific digital biomarkers that give us better ways to diagnose and treat all the conditions in the heart that are unique, disproportionate or different in women.” -- Chong Rodriguez

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/16/womens-heart-health-female-entrepreneurs/

11/08/2023

Bloomer Tech has received a $1.9M grant from The National Institute of Health!
Heart disease in women is harder to recognize, diagnose, and treat, and there is a huge opportunity for innovation and focus towards new female-specific solutions.
We are collaborating with Health and to enroll female patients for a clinical trial using our Tech-Augmented Garment (TAG) which is designed to acquire high quality, medical-grade data from female physiology in the form of an everyday bra.
We’re excited to be awarded this grant to revolutionize women’s health and advance cardiovascular care among women.
Read more about the news: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/666937979/bloomer-tech-receives-1-9m-from-nih-for-a-clinical-study-in-women-s-heart-health





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Research will support commercial adoption by both clinicians and patients

06/21/2023

Excited to announce Bloomer Tech has been selected to join the TechPioneers Class of 2023! World Economic Forum. Read more about this year’s class and about their inspiring work: wef.ch/techpioneers23

03/02/2023

We are delighted to be recognized as a company leading the way in FemAging solutions designed to meet the unique health, wellness and well-being needs of women ages 40+.

We want to thank FemAging for naming Bloomer Tech as a Tech Champion.

03/02/2023

Check out Aceil Halaby, Founder and COO at Bloomer Tech, raising awareness about heart disease in women and sharing how innovation can impact many lives.

Alicia is the co founder of Bloomer Tech

09/29/2022

Today is World Heart Day ❤️

Check out this amazing Teen Vogue article by Phoebe Gates.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/femtech-has-the-potential-to-change-how-women-are-treated-in-healthcare/amp

We are honored to be mentioned in this piece and want to thank Phoebe for amplifying this important movement.

03/08/2022

We Celebrate TED and TED Fellows for preparing and supporting us in sharing our ideas with the world.

With over a million views and thousands of women signing up Daily at Bloomertech.com/get-involved.
Together we will enable incredible breakthroughs that will change the lives of many.

03/08/2022

We celebrate all female founders that are shattering glass ceilings, paving the way and leading record numbers of unicorns

03/08/2022

At Bloomer Tech we have a Slack channel called , this International Women's Day 2022 we'd like to celebrate and give recognition to those influential moments that happened in 2021 to advance progress for women's lives:

We celebrate the The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission: reducing the global burden by 2030.

02/04/2022

February is Heart Month and today is National ❤️
February 4th 2022.

Today our wonderful team are wearing red to support and raise awareness for Heart Disease.

Join us in wearing red, spreading the word and continuing to make progress in saving lives.

02/03/2022

Concluding our interview with Jessica. We hear about Jessica’s dream device, how the pandemic changed her heart health routine and who her biggest role models have been during her heart health journey.

Bloomer Tech- If you could dream BIG, what is the health gadget/device you would like to have in a futuristic digital age?

Jessica- A simple, accurate device that can immediately tell you blood pressure, heart rate, and EKG 12 lead. It could download the information to you and your doctor’s office. Then if we are really dreaming BIG, it could also scan or get a photo of your arteries if they are constricted, similar to an ECHO or CATH images.

Bloomer Tech- How has the pandemic changed your heart health routine?

Jessica- It limited the number of appointments I had based on the risk of going in during that time. I was less active during the winter months of the pandemic, even more than normal during the pandemic.

Bloomer Tech- Who has been a role model/ mentor during your heart journey?

Jessica- There are several people who stand out in my mind, so many people were there for me and still are. I would say a big role model for me is my sister. Judy has Multiple Sclerosis and her approach to life is admirable. I appreciate her advice in dealing with a chronic health issue. Most of all I love her adventurous spirit. She continues to “do life” and push herself, but also allows grace for her body when it needs it. The struggle for a good health balance is very real and having someone to remind you of that and lead by example has been inspiring.

We would like to thank Jessica for sharing her real heart story with us. We hope you enjoyed reading. If you would like to share your real heart story to help inspire others to push the bounds of achieving their OWN best health, then please reach out to us.

12/21/2021

Continuing our discussion with Jessica. We feel so inspired by her amazing advice and can’t wait to help so many women with the Lily.

Bloomer Tech- What was your path towards diagnosis?

Jessica- In 2017 I had reported to my doctor a couple times about chest pain, but nothing ever progressed, and no tests were done. It was treated as or with other things I had going on. I switched doctors for various reasons, and 6 months or so after I had a SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) which caused a heart attack. They did a heart cath and were able to see the tear in my artery. Then three days later I had a massive MI due to a blood clot in the same artery, causing a 100% occlusion. This was the beginning of a long journey of tests, studies, scans, labs and multiple doctors to get more information and diagnosis. The number of appointments is too high to count, I have had 8 heart caths in 3 and a half years, multiple CT scans, dozens of labs, four hospitals and about 3 months of inpatient visits for various reasons.

I was referred to the Mayo Clinic for their SCAD clinic and have been up to Rochester Minnesota many times in the last few years, where they have continued to sort through things. I have a stent in my heart and a spinal stimulator in my back to help with the vasospasms which have continued since the attacks. I also have been on 30 or so different medications to try and find the correct ones.

Bloomer Tech- What is one piece of advice you would give to women just learning their heart risk or diagnosis?

Jessica- It is possible to live your life no matter what the scenario. Heart disease is often overlooked, for example my family history was cancer. I had every check, scan and test done to be preventative. We do not do that, especially as women, with our hearts. Heart attack was not on my radar, ever! Do not think of it as a negative but as being pro-active like we are with other things like cancer. Heart disease is not just about your physical health, you need to focus on stress and emotional health as well.

12/02/2021

Introducing our next wonderful SHEro Jessica.

With Jessica we hear her least favorite things post diagnosis and her experience with heart monitors. We hope you enjoy reading.

Bloomer Tech- What does the perfect bra look like to you?

Jessica- The perfect bra is one that is comfortable, easy to clean, feels nice and not cheap fabric. The bra is attractive but also works for its purpose. No spillage, no itching, no moving around or falling out. Also one that fits a large variety of sizes.

Bloomer Tech- What is your least favorite thing post diagnosis?

Jessica- The unknown is the worst part of post diagnosis. There have been setbacks, physical and emotional, but the unknown or trying to figure out when I feel bad, what is actually happening is very difficult.

Bloomer Tech- What heart monitors have you worn before? What was your experience with them?

Jessica- I have used a couple fit bit / wrist monitors, an event monitor from the doctor you put on for a minute when you have chest pain then call in results, then I use a blood pressure cuff at home also. The fit bit/ wrist monitors were not accurate. The event monitor was a huge pain and I did not always capture things because of the process that went with it. The blood pressure cuff is reliable for its purpose, but large and not portable really and doesn’t give enough data.

Stay tuned Jessica’s story is quite amazing…