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Femtech company Elvie to open Bristol research and development centre, creating 50 jobs

The business makes breast pumps and has developed a device for improving pelvic floor strength

Tanya Boler is the founder of Elvie(Image: Bristol Post)

A company that makes women’s health gadgets is opening a research and development centre in Bristol.

Elvie, which makes breast pumps and has developed a device for improving pelvic floor strength, will create 50 engineering and product design jobs in the city.

The office will open at the start of 2020 and the team will work with Elvie’s headquarters in London on products that have a “positive impact” on women’s health issues.

Tania Boler, founder and chief executive, said: “Bristol has produced some fantastic homegrown success stories, especially in tech. We can’t wait to be part of that community.

“We’ve been working hard to make a genuine impact on society for over five years and as a company we’re focused on designing innovative products that can continue to make a difference in the 海角视频 and around the world. This expansion helps us to do that.”

Elvie pump being used(Image: Bristol Post)

 

In April the company raised $42million in Series B investment, making it the largest femtech funding round ever. Elvie also launched offices in China and the US.

Jon O’Toole, Elvie’s chief product officer, said: “Before choosing Bristol we looked at various options for our second R&D office, but it was the city’s unique blend of culture, tech excellence, and quirky sense of humour that clinched it.”

The company is now inviting engineers, designers and data scientists to get in touch.