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# Papcup
- URL: https://entrepreneurplus.co.uk/startups/papcup/
- Published: 2026-10-15T15:45:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T15:45:37.000Z
- Description: At-home HPV test using menstrual blood as a non-invasive alternative to the smear test.
- Author: Editorial Desk
- Tags: #ep-startup

![Papcup logo](https://storage.ghost.io/c/05/a4/05a4a052-18ab-4836-8924-ec8b322c371c/content/images/2026/10/papcup-logo.svg) 

At-home HPV test using menstrual blood as a non-invasive alternative to the smear test.

- Healthtech
- London

Sector

Healthtech

Stage

Undisclosed

Based in

London

Founded

2023

Funding raised

Undisclosed

Website

[papcup.co.uk](https://papcup.co.uk/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

Papcup is developing a non-invasive alternative to cervical smear tests. Its device uses electrochemical biosensing to detect cancer-causing HPV strains in menstrual blood, so people can test at home or in a clinic without a speculum, with results in minutes and follow-up guidance through an app. The company emerged from the Imperial College London innovation community and the University of Edinburgh's Venture Builder Incubator, and is currently building a waitlist ahead of launch. It aims to raise screening rates among people who avoid smear tests because of discomfort, embarrassment or cultural barriers.

## Team

- **Sanziana Foia**, Founder & CEO [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanzianafoia/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/papcup/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

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