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AesculaTech

Responsive materials, better lives.

Y CombinatorWinter 2018ActiveHealthcareMedical DevicesMedical DevicesConsumer Products

What they do

Problem

People and industries need materials that can adapt to changing conditions, including better treatments for dry eye disease.

Solution

AesculaTech designs custom smart, stimuli-responsive materials using its AesculaGel platform, including the Humidifeye ophthalmic product for dry eye treatment.

Who it's for

Biomedical companies, clinicians, and industrial/commercial product developers who need tailor-made responsive materials and dry eye therapies.

Founders

Niki Bayat
Founder/CEO

I am co-founder and CEO of AesculaTech, a biotechnology company designing innovative smart materials to change the way health and consumer products interact with the human body. I am also a chemical engineer with 10+ years of experience in organic chemistry with a PhD from the University of Southern California. I was included in MIT's 2018 35 Innovators Under 35. My company participated in YCombinator 2018.

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