- Description
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Wakkii LifeSciences (pronounced Vahkey: To Heal) is an early-stage green start-up focused on consciously repurposing sea-food waste to develop natural health products (NHPs) for topical wound care of animals and humans by utilizing natural antimicrobial and cell regeneration properties of the sea-food waste. Our goal is to serve eco- and health-conscious customers while reducing the use of industrial chemicals, antibiotics, the ocean dumping of sea-food waste, and carbon footprint.
- Company website
- https://www.wakkiilife.ca
- Industries
- Hospital, health, wellness & medical
Recent projects
Development of Wound Care Products
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: To test several types of collagen in developing our first natural wound/skin care product. KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES: All activities will be supervised by co-founders of the company. Activities will be limited or added based on weekly meetings and progress Identify up to five sources of collagen e.g., bovine, chicken, fish used in skin care products Conduct cell biology assay in a lab at Ottawa U/CHEO to identify the best collagen IDEAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Number of students required: 3, preferably in Pharmacy, Medicine, Chemistry, Biology FINAL DELIVERABLES: Notes and/or graphs based on completed activities
Product Launch Strategy
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Getting ready to launch our first natural wound/skin care product. KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES: All activities will be supervised by co-founders of the company. Activities will be limited or added based on weekly meetings and progress Identify 3 contract manufacturers each in Canada and the USA for producing a pilot batch of the product Determine cost of goods produced after consulting with suppliers and manufacturers Determine price of the product based on COGs and 5 top competing products Identify 3 wholesale and 5 retail distributors of over the counter (OTC) medicines in Canada and the US each IDEAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Number of students required: 2, preferably in Business, Pharmacy, Medicine FINAL DELIVERABLES: Notes and/r graphs based on completed activities
Product Launch Strategy III
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Identifying vegan alternatives for wound healing for second line of products KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES: All activities will be supervised by co-founders of the company. Activities will be limited or added based on weekly meetings and progress Identify 3-5 vegan alternatives for each of the 5-6 current ingredients in our first products Identify their supplier and cost IDEAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Number of students required: 4, preferably in Business, Pharmacy, Medicine, Chemistry, food chemistry, Regulatory Affairs FINAL DELIVERABLES: Notes and/or graphs based on completed activities
Wakkiilife - Natural Health Products (NHPs) for Wound Healing
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: We want to better understand our target market and audience as well as the overall market so we can uniquely position ourselves within the industry we operate in. KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES: The research will include: Target market research Industry size and market potential Competitive landscape Strategic positioning of our brand amongst other natural health products IDEAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Market Researchers x2 FINAL DELIVERABLES: Completed target market research