Our story began with this question, “Why aren’t there more effective and sustainable solutions for period pain?”
Benjamin, Simone and Martin
Co-founders of meliodays medical
My female colleagues, friends and family would often share that their period pains often left them feeling disempowered not just at work but in life. Many of whom felt guilty for not being able to perform or be 100% present as a colleague, a mother or a friend. The more these conversations happened, the more I realized how under-recognized and stigmatized period pain is in companies and in society.
When speaking to my brother, Benjamin about it, he shared his experience as a gynecologist and stated, “you know, if it was a male problem, it would be solved by now”. That was my lightbulb moment to start meliodays. It was equal parts medical condition and a purpose to pursue health equality, starting with period pain. Together with Benjamin and my husband Martin, we realized we had complementary skills and backgrounds to make this dream a reality.
Today, period pain continues to be a silent condition and a taboo topic instead of a health priority. That’s why our team at meliodays is working hard to create a period pain solution that targets the problem at its source, is hormone-free and safer to use over the long term. Our goal is for menstruating women, adolescent girls and persons to say, no more pain, period“.
With love,
Simone
Simone Sabbione, CEO & Co-Founder. Simone is Ex-Chief Human Resource Officer of a hardware start-up, which she scaled from 5 to 400+ employees, helping them to achieve a successful IPO/NSADAQ listing in 2021.
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Wolf, CTO & Co-Founder. Benjamin is a trained gynecologist and professor at Leipzig University and post-doctoral researcher at Harvard Medical School.
Martin O. Sabbione, CFO & Co-Founder. Martin is a serial founder, supervisory board member and start-up investor with a profound knowledge in fundraising and ops finance.
Ina Thamke, Project Manager. Ina worked for many years as a business analyst and project manager in the banking and insurance industry before devoting herself to agility and organizational development.
Kathi Schroeder, Social Media Manager. Kathi is an experienced Marketing Lead, who has previously built an engaging online community and led a $50 million crowdfunding campaign, a US-Roadshow and an IPO campaign.
Trudy Au, Brand & Marketing Lead. Trudy was Global Brand Lead at an airline, where she grew the brand from a regional airline to a World's Best Airline. She is also a psychology trainee with a passion for mental health.
Disha Bhatnagar, Research & Insights Lead. With over 14 years of experience in Consumer Insights and Analytics, Disha has a strong focus on the healthcare industry, e.g. leading strategic insights at GSK Haleon.