ABOUT US
Our Mission
We are addressing a common, silent yet overlooked problem that many menstruating people face; persistent and agonizing period pains. It is a chronic condition with a long-term psychological impact, and it is without an outlet or long-term relief. Our non-hormonal IUD, MelioOne® is designed to break the pain cycle. We are on track to start pre-clinical trials in 2025.
At Meliodays, we are propelled by a core belief: women deserve better, and we are committed to making it better. For too long, women’s health has been underfunded, under-researched, and undervalued - resulting in an innovation gap that continues to compromise care. We are beginning our journey with menstrual health not only because it affects over 80% of women globally, but because it remains one of the most underrecognized and undertreated health issues in modern medicine. Menstrual pain is often dismissed as normal, leaving millions to suffer in silence with little support. We see this as a clear signal of systemic neglect—and an urgent opportunity for meaningful change.
If we cannot solve for something as widespread and debilitating as period pain, what hope is there for the rest of women’s health?
The key to achieving this is through MelioOne®. It is a simple and elegant solution that reimagines proven therapies and formats that currently exist in the period pain market in a new way. MelioOne®:
Has no hormones and therefore no hormonal side effects
Uses painkillers (NSAIDs) with proven effectiveness as its main component
Uses a sustained low-dosage release mechanism that minimizes systemic side effects
Has the same safety as classic IUDs
Targets period pain at the site of inflammation, the uterus
Reduces prostaglandin production, which causes period pain and brings down inflammation during menstruation, thereby reducing pain
Melio stands for
“to make better” in Latin and days symbolize the days of our lives.
Our dream is clear.
We want to create a world where women have a say in our health and access to innovative, research-backed solutions designed by and with women, not just adapted for us.
Better days are coming.
Meliodays.
Like many good stories, ours began with a question
Why aren’t there more effective and sustainable solutions for period pain?
My female colleagues, friends and family would often share that their period pains left them feeling disempowered not just at work but in life. Many felt guilty for not being able to perform or be 100% present as a boss, colleague, a mother or a friend. The more these conversations happened, the more I realized how under-recognized and stigmatized period pain still is.
When I spoke to my brother Benjamin, he shared his experience as a gynecologist and stated, “If period pain affected men, it would be solved by now”. That was my lightbulb moment to start Meliodays.
Meliodays was founded in equal parts to solve a medical condition while serving and pursuing health equality. With Benjamin and my husband Martin, we realized we had complementary skills and backgrounds to make it a reality.
Today, period pain continues to be a silent condition and a taboo topic instead of a health priority. That’s why the team at Meliodays is working hard to create a period pain solution that targets the problem at its source, is hormone-free and safe to use long term. Our goal is for menstruating people to be able to say, “no more pain, period”.
With Love,
Simone
