OmegaGenesis Corp.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The founders of OmegaGenesis are betting that nanoparticles of so-called "rare earth elements" can promote angiogenesis-the growth of new blood vessels from existing ones-and so enable wound healing and hair re-growth. The company's plans center on europium, one of the rare earths found in the Earth's crust. At nano-scale, the compound exists in the form of tubes or rods, and laboratory tests indicate that putting these nanotubes into endothelial cells induces new capillaries to sprout forth.