AesculaTech
Responsive materials, better lives.
About AesculaTech
Where is AesculaTech headquartered?
AesculaTech is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
What does AesculaTech do?
Responsive materials, better lives.
What problem does AesculaTech solve?
Existing dry eye treatment is not fast, reliable, or convenient.
What's AesculaTech's solution?
Develops biomedical and consumer products using a proprietary smart-materials platform, starting with Humidifeye, a smart gel punctal plug for dry eye treatment.
What makes AesculaTech different?
Proprietary chemistry platform that changes material properties in response to temperature and other stimuli (described by TechCrunch as a 'reverse chocolate' technology), developed by a chemical-engineer-founded team and a Y Combinator alum.
What makes AesculaTech notable?
Founded in 2016 by USC researchers, including CEO Niki Bayat, to develop a temperature-responsive smart material originally aimed at treating dry eye disease.
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