Qvin GTM brain

Qvin provides menstrual blood collection and laboratory infrastructure to research partners, clinicians and patients.

category

Menstrual blood diagnostics

market profile

  • text: The platform combines home sample collection, shipping, lab processing and biobanking for diagnostic and research programs.
  • text: US clearance covers home collection and HbA1c monitoring in women with diabetes; other applications require their own evidence and regulatory status.

personas

  • title: Clinical research or diagnostics program lead
    pains:
    • Recruiting participants for invasive sampling can be difficult
    • Distributed collection needs traceable samples and reproducible laboratory workflows
  • title: Physician treating a menstruating patient with diabetes
    pains:
    • Patients may find repeat venous blood draws inconvenient
    • Needs validated results and clarity on the test's cleared use
  • title: Menstruating research participant
    pains:
    • Clinic visits and needles create friction
    • Wants a private, straightforward collection method

icp

  • text: Clinical research sponsors, academic teams and diagnostic developers studying menstrual blood, particularly in the US, UK and Denmark.
  • text: Physicians and menstruating patients needing HbA1c monitoring within the US cleared indication.

message pillars

  • text: At-home collection uses a familiar pad.
  • text: A stable sample can be mailed to the lab.
  • text: The platform unifies operations from collection through analysis.

objections

  • objection: Are menstrual samples clinically reliable?
    response: Review the published evidence and assay-specific validation; do not extrapolate clearance to unapproved tests.
  • objection: Will distributed samples degrade in shipping?
    response: Evaluate the dried strip and ordinary-mail workflow against the study's assay and stability requirements.

competitors

  • name: NextGen Jane
    why: Develops menstrual sample collection for reproductive health diagnostics.
  • name: Vivoo
    why: Develops a menstrual pad-based hormone testing product.

influencers

  • name: Sara Naseri
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naseri
    why: Co-founder and physician discussing evidence and FDA clearance.

keywords

  • menstrual blood diagnostics
  • Q-Pad A1c test
  • at home HbA1c testing
  • menstrual blood research
  • non invasive sample collection
  • menstrual HPV research

voice

  • science-led
  • direct and accessible
  • women's health advocacy

signals

  • text: A clinical study is seeking remote collection and improved participant convenience.
  • text: A diagnostics team is developing a menstrual blood assay and needs collection or laboratory infrastructure.

pricing

model: unknown

motion

hybrid

channels

  • research partnerships
  • clinician partnerships
  • press
  • LinkedIn
  • SEO

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Sara Naseri
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
  • name: Søren Therkelsen
    title: Founder
    role: Founder

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