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Avro Life Science

Avro Life Science

Avro is a life sciences company, located in Canada and founded in 2016 by Shakir Lakhani and Keean Waterloo, Ontario, that makes skin patches capable of delivering generic drugs.

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Organization
Organization
Company
Company

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Industry
Biology
Biology
Technology
Technology
Biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceutical
Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Health technology
Health technology
Healthcare
Healthcare
Medical device
Medical device
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Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario
B2X
B2C
B2C
B2B
B2B
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CEO
Shakir Lakhani
Shakir Lakhani
Founder
Shakir Lakhani
Shakir Lakhani
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Keean Sarani
Keean Sarani
AngelList URL
angel.co/avro-life-...ence-yc-w18
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...225562-69
Accelerator
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
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Accelerator Batch
‌
Y Combinator W18 Batch
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Number of Employees (Ranges)
1 – 10
Email Address
contact@avrolifescience.com
Full Address
151 Charles Street West Suite 199 Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1H6 Canada
Investors
Jude Gomila
Jude Gomila
UpHonest Capital
UpHonest Capital
Heuristic Capital Partners
Heuristic Capital Partners
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
0
Fifty Years
Fifty Years
Susa Ventures
Susa Ventures
Ramen Ventures
Ramen Ventures
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Founded Date
2016
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Total Funding Amount (USD)
120,000
Latest Funding Round Date
January 4, 2018
Business Model
Commerce
Latest Funding Type
Seed
Seed
Wellfound ID
avro-life-science-yc-w18
Country
Canada
Canada
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Company Operating Status
Active
Y Combinator URL
ycombinator.com/compani...-science0

Avro is a life sciences company, located in Canada and founded in 2016 by Shakir Lakhani and Keean Waterloo, Ontario, that makes skin patches capable of delivering generic drugs. ​The skin patches Avro makes focus on generic drug delivery, with a special focus on drug delivery for children and the elderly.

Products
Allergy skin patches

In an interview on February 18th, 2018, co-founder Sakir Lakhani stated that Avro will be working on developing its first commercially available skin patch that can safely and effectively deliver allergy medicine. The skin patch will be in the form of a sticker that is designed to be used by children.

Each sticker delivers an antihistamine as well as other allergy fighting molecules. The patches can be used by children, as well as elderly people, bariatric patients, and those who suffer from dysphagia. The patch uses a novel bioploymer as a base for a passive transdermal drug delivery system, and the effects are designed to match metabolism rates of users to allow for a safer consumption.

Funding
Winner of Velocity Fund pitch competition

In December 2016, Avro won $25,000 in the Velocity Fund pitch competition.

Avro Life Science - Velocity Fund Finals $25K Fall 2016

Winner of Grants4Apps Toronto

On June 1, 2017 Avro won the Grants4Apps Toronto Competition receiving $10,000 and office space for 88 days at Bayer's Canadian headquarters.

Seed

Avro finished its seed funding round on January 4, 2018 raising $120,000 in funding from Y Combinator.

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At Y Combinator's Demo Day, the Age of Overpromises Is Over

Sandra Upson

https://www.wired.com/story/y-combinator-demo-day-uber-for-x/

Avro Life Science | James Dyson Award

James Dyson Award staff

https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/en-GB/2017/project/avro-life-science/

Life sciences startup Avro aims to deliver drugs to children and the elderly through skin patches

Sarah Buhr

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/19/avro-aims-to-deliver-drugs-to-children-and-the-elderly-through-skin-patches/

Two University of Waterloo startups Canadian finalists in annual James Dyson Awards

Bob Vrbanac

https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/7549546-two-university-of-waterloo-startups-canadian-finalists-in-annual-james-dyson-awards/

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