Women’s health needs data to win investors. Berlin startup taps menstrual blood
23-10-2026
EU PERSPECTIVES - Investors want evidence before they back new tests, but without investment, the data needed to prove their value may never materialise. Berlin startup theblood hopes menstrual blood could help close that gap in conditions such as endometriosis, although EU rules for diagnostic tests do not yet explicitly recognise the sample. Read more

The world needs more women health data, say Marilena Schmich (left) and Isabelle Guenou / Photo: theblood
