🚑 Blood Tests, Body Reboots, and Bladder Fixes – This Week in Health

Hi there 👋 

Welcome to the second issue of HealthHack under the EU-Startups banner.

This week, we're spotlighting the kind of innovations that make you say: Why isn’t this already everywhere? 

A five-minute blood test that detects strokes before you hit the ER. 3D-printed scaffolds that help breast tissue regrow after cancer surgery. A needle-free glucose monitor that’s basically your new secret weapon against diabetes. And a device that zaps overactive bladder symptoms—no meds, no surgery, just results.

If the future of healthcare feels like it's finally catching up to your life, that's because it is.

Let’s dive in.

Keep an eye out for this week’s Poll!

EDITOR’S CHOICE ✨ 

Stroke Diagnosis, Fast-Tracked

When it comes to stroke, every minute counts.

Upfront Diagnostics is bringing a game-changing blood test to emergency care—delivering results in just five minutes. Designed for use right in the ambulance, this test detects large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes, the most serious type, so patients can be routed directly to stroke-ready hospitals.

This not only shaves hours off time to treatment but could dramatically improve outcomes and survival.

If adopted widely, it could become the new gold standard in pre-hospital stroke care.

Prevention & Precision

From diagnostics to genome editing, precision care is here—and it’s getting sharper.

VISIONARY VOICES 💬

Building a Transatlantic HealthTech Highway

Meridian Health Ventures is launching the world’s first transatlantic HealthTech fund, creating a seamless bridge for healthcare startups between the U.S. and Europe.

Why does this matter? Because most breakthrough technologies struggle with fragmented regulations, different payer systems, and slow adoption across borders. This fund is designed to solve exactly that—helping companies scale globally with fewer roadblocks.

For patients, it means the health innovations born in Stockholm, Paris, or Boston don’t stay stuck in silos.

Chronic Care, Reimagined

Chronic conditions don’t need to mean constant trade-offs. These tools aim for relief without the side effects.

Mental Health & Behavior

Brain health isn’t just about diagnostics—it’s about making life work better, every day.

Neuro-Immune Frontiers

The next wave of medicine isn’t just about managing disease—it’s about reprogramming the body to fight back.

AI in Action

AI isn’t just helping clinicians—it’s becoming a teammate in the operating room, compliance office, and beyond.

Well that’s it! 🚀 

That’s a wrap on this edition of HealthHack.

From diagnosing strokes in minutes to rebuilding breast tissue with printed scaffolds, ditching fingerpricks for wearable glucose sensors, and calming overactive bladders with a non-invasive zap—this week was all about less pain, more precision, and way better outcomes.

The future of health isn’t about waiting rooms and paperwork—it’s fast, personalized, and finally catching up to what people actually need.

Until next time, stay curious, stay inspired, and stay healthy.

— The HealthHack Team