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Franco Kraiselburd working in a lab on the Case Western Reserve University campus.

Biomedical engineering graduate Franco Kraiselburd discusses his biotech start-up

Media | May 05, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

From dorm room to wound care: How a former CWRU student built a biotech start-up
cleveland.com: Recent CWRU biomedical engineering graduate and entrepreneur Franco Kraiselburd said Asclepii aims to heal chronic wounds faster and cheaper, warning infections can quickly turn fatal via sepsis. He also discussed Cleveland’s “chronic and alarming” lack of early-stage funding and emphasized persistence, noting it took a decade of research before raising his first $1 million.