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Munich Startup:<\/em> What does Meliodays do? What problem does it solve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione, Meliodays Medical:<\/em> We are developing the first hormone-free, locally acting treatment for menstrual pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em> But that's been around for a long time!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione<\/em>: Actually, not. This was also confirmed by our comprehensive patent research in 2022. No one has ever investigated what happens when a classic painkiller like ibuprofen is injected directly into the uterus. This is precisely our approach: With MelioOne<\/a> We are developing an IUD that releases a local painkiller instead of hormones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf men had menstrual pain, this would have been solved long ago.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em> What is your founding story?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione: <\/em> I founded Meliodays together with my brother Benjamin and my husband Martin. For Martin, this is already his third startup, and Benjamin is a gynecologist. When I talked to him about menstrual pain, he said, "If men had menstrual pain, this would have been solved long ago." This sentence not only evoked anger in me, but also a strong motivation to create a better standard of care. This is how the idea for MelioOne was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em> What have been your biggest challenges so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> The first and biggest challenge so far was convincing the first investors of our idea. After that, things became much easier \u2013 and finally, in early 2025, we were able to launch an oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round<\/a> successfully complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em><\/strong> Where would you like to be in one year, where in five years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> We aim to begin preclinical trials and complete our seed round in one year. In five years, following a successful market launch in the US, MelioOne aims to have received regulatory approval in Europe as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou never feel alone\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em> How have you experienced Munich as a startup location so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Thanks to the high density of startup events and hubs, it's always possible to exchange ideas with other founders. This provides inspiration and support \u2013 especially on the not-so-easy path of starting a business. You never feel alone, and that helps enormously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munich Startup:<\/em><\/strong> Hidden champion or shooting star?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simone Sabbione:<\/em> Open Champion.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A hormone-free IUD for menstrual pain \u2013 doesn't exist yet? But soon! Meliodays Medical is developing MelioOne, an innovative, locally effective alternative to conventional painkillers. Simone Sabbione, CEO and co-founder, explains how the idea came about and where the startup aims to be in five years.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":109009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5634,5638,4074,1083],"tags":[4202,731,5291],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMeliodays Medical: Hormonfrei gegen Menstruationsschmerzen - Munich Startup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meliodays Medical entwickelt eine innovative, lokal wirkende Alternative zu klassischen Schmerzmitteln. 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