Eli Health introduces a hormone meter to test your hormones on a smartphone

This is how smart your smartphone is getting. Now it will be able to analyze your saliva and do a hormone test in real time.

Hellopioneer in hormone monitoring technology, launches Hormometer at CES 2025, starting with cortisol and progesterone tests. Eli Health said it has been working on it for five years and has 12 patented innovations.

It is the first solution to transform any smartphone into a portable real-time hormone analyzer using saliva. Debuting at CES 2025 and a winner of the CES 2025 Innovation Awards Program for Digital Health, this ground-breaking solution redefines hormone tracking by offering real-time and actionable health insights directly through saliva, empowering users to monitor and optimize their health in motion.

“At Eli Health, we’re creating unprecedented access to hormone health information, giving people the tools they need to better understand and maintain their health—every day and throughout life,” said Marina Pavlovich Rivas, Chief CEO of Eli Health, in a statement. “The Thermometer is the result of years of dedicated R&D at our Canadian facility, supported by a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, AI developers, physicians and innovators. Combining cutting-edge innovation with user-friendly design, it delivers laboratory-grade precision in the palm of your hand. We’re making hormone monitoring as simple and accessible as checking your heart rate, helping people proactively manage their health.”

Just as the meter transformed diabetes care, the Hormometer ushers in a new era of hormonal health. Compact, non-invasive and affordable, it provides immediate, actionable information on critical hormones, starting with cortisol and progesterone.

Leveraging a dozen patent-pending innovations, this FDA-registered system combines cutting-edge bioassay and microfluidic technology with advanced AI computer vision analysis, delivering lab-grade precision and insights anytime, anywhere. It revolutionized hormone monitoring by making it as easy as brushing your teeth and as accessible as a cup of coffee.

Hormones produced by endocrine glands are vital chemical messengers that regulate nearly every aspect of health, including stress, sleep, mood, energy, reproduction, and overall health and longevity.

Hormone imbalances can have far-reaching effects, contributing to problems such as chronic stress, fatigue, male and female infertility, weakened immunity, weight fluctuations, disturbed sleep, poor heart and bone health, and accelerated aging.

Traditionally, hormone levels have been measured through laboratory tests of blood, saliva, or urine, but these methods are expensive and time-consuming, often taking weeks for results. Conversely, existing at-home hormone tests, while more convenient, rely primarily on somewhat messy urine tests and are primarily focused on female fertility, offering no insight into broader hormonal health for all genders. These tests typically offer limited insights, with many providing binary results (eg confirming the presence of a hormone) without ongoing monitoring and insights.

Unlocking the science of saliva

Although the relationship between blood and saliva hormone concentrations has been recognized for years, Eli Health is the first to develop a portable and immediate saliva-based solution with unparalleled precision for multiple hormones. This innovation is the result of five years of rigorous research and development, backed by a $9 million investment.

The Hormometer combines an innovative one-step process, advanced microfluidics and a stand-alone ultra-sensitive bioassay, combined with powerful software that turns any smartphone into a sophisticated chemical analyzer thanks to computer vision algorithms. This breakthrough provides precise and convenient hormone monitoring in just three easy steps:

Saliva-Collection: The elegantly designed, finger-thin cartridge is used as a thermometer, placed in the mouth and held for 60 seconds. At its tip is a collection pad made of proprietary materials that effectively captures the saliva sample and releases it onto the bioassay. The bioassay detects specific hormones by binding them to capture reagents, producing visible test lines within 20 minutes. Offering up to 1,000,000 times more sensitivity than most products on the home market, the Hormometer sets a new standard for precision in hormone monitoring.

Biofluid analysis on smartphone: The Eli app turns smartphones into powerful biofluid scanners. Using the phone’s camera, the app precisely analyzes test alignment, color intensity and patterns to extract detailed and accurate hormone data with advanced AI algorithms. What once took days to process in a lab with trained staff is now accomplished in seconds, putting instant lab-quality insights at everyone’s fingertips.

Health Insights: The Eli Health app provides personalized trends and actionable recommendations for managing various hormones and related health functions, including stress management, sleep optimization, athletic performance, fertility, and more. The company is creating a first-of-its-kind longitudinal data set, enabling unparalleled insights and advances in precision medicine.

Hormonal health, starting with cortisol and progesterone testing

Eli Health’s platform starts with two key hormones—cortisol and progesterone—chosen for their critical roles in overall health:

● Cortisol, the “stress hormone,” affects most bodily functions and regulates the body’s response to stress, cognitive and physical abilities, metabolism, immune function, and more. Cortisol monitoring helps users understand how stressors are affecting their health, guiding them to adopt better practices. The Eli Cortisol Test, the world’s first instant test for this hormone, provides 97% accuracy compared to FDA-approved traditional gold-standard laboratory tests in third-party testing.

● Progesterone, important for reproductive and overall health, affects the menstrual cycle, fertility, perimenopause, and endocrine conditions. The Eli Progesterone Test provides accurate insight into hormonal balance, helping users optimize their health and manage hormonal changes. With 94% agreement with the FDA-approved traditional laboratory test in third-party testing, it offers unmatched day-to-day accuracy.
With testosterone and estradiol already in development, Eli Health remains dedicated to expanding its hormone health platform to many other biomarkers, improving health through state-of-the-art precision.

Availability and prices

Launch January 2025 in the USA and Canada. Subscription plans start at $8/test for a 12-month commitment, with other flexible options available. For more information, visit https://eli.health or the Eli Health booth at CES 2024 (Venetian Expo, Hall G – 62066).