Development of Wound Care Products
Project scope
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Healthcare Biotechnology Operations Project management Environmental sustainabilitySkills
cell growth wound care fibroblast chemistry cell biology biology skin carePROJECT 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
- Culturing fibroblast and or epidermal skin cells
- Growing cells in the presence of different collagens
- Examining cell proliferation
- Identifying the best collagen (s)
Ravi Jain, PhD, MBA has worked in Science, business, and patent law in public and private sectors. He is amply qualified to supervise and mentor students.
About the company
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.