Acorn Cryotech

Acorn Cryotech (now "Acorn Biolabs") is a Toronto-based startup company that cryopreserves young cells so that they may be used in conjunction with future medical therapies (i.e. stem cell therapy, organ regeneration). By providing an at-home collection kit, this service is non-invasive, inexpensive, and highly scalable.

I was involved with Acorn from August 2015 to March 2017. As the Chief Operating Officer, I optimized cell transportation, culturing, and cryopreservation protocols and organized the company infrastructure in anticipation of its launch. I also spearheaded Acorn's marketing initiatives, acquiring many of their early customers.

Laboratory Skills

• Mammalian cell culture
• Establishment and maintainence of primary cell culture derived from urine samples and freshly-plucked hair follicles
• Cell cryopreservation
• Viability assessment using immunofluorescence and immunostaining (alamarBlue, PI/FDA, Trypan Blue, immunocytochemistry)

Marketing Skills

• Influencer marketing
• Led Snapchat pitch campaign, obtaining 50+ sales in 48h
• Featured in prominent longevity/biotech publications, including Longevity Magazine
• Content creation
• Social media management
  • Grew follower count by 400% in 4 months, attaining 2K impressions per week
• HubSpot CMS
• User experience design and testing