Bio-Tissue

Bio-Tissue

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Private Company

Total funding raised: $10.5M

Overview

BioTissue is a commercial-stage company focused on regenerative healing using processed human birth tissue allografts. It operates in two core segments: ocular (e.g., Prokera for corneal healing) and surgical (e.g., AmnioGraft for wound care), though it recently divested its non-ocular surgical business to sharpen its focus on ophthalmology. The company's competitive edge is rooted in its CryoTek cryopreservation and SteriTek shelf-stable processing technologies, which aim to preserve key biological components lost in conventional processing. With over 40 years of collective R&D, 1M+ clinical applications, and a strong publication record, BioTissue is an established player in the biologics and tissue engineering space.

OphthalmologyWound Care

Technology Platform

Proprietary tissue preservation platforms: CryoTek (cryopreservation to retain native tissue biology) and SteriTek (room-temperature, hydrated preservation without heat dehydration).

Funding History

3
Total raised:$10.5M
Series A$8M
Grant$2M
Grant$500K

Opportunities

The strategic focus on ophthalmology allows BioTissue to concentrate resources on the high-growth market for regenerative ophthalmic therapies, such as for dry eye and corneal repair.
The recent divestiture provides capital to invest in R&D, clinical evidence, and commercial expansion for its core ocular products.

Risk Factors

The company is now heavily dependent on the success of its ocular business alone, increasing exposure to market fluctuations in that single specialty.
Competition is intense in the birth tissue allograft space, and the company must continually prove the clinical and economic value of its proprietary preservation technologies.

Competitive Landscape

BioTissue competes with numerous other companies offering amniotic membrane and umbilical cord allografts, such as MiMedx Group, Organogenesis, StimLabs, and Skye Biologics. Its differentiation is based on its proprietary CryoTek and SteriTek processing methods, which it claims preserve more native biological activity than standard dehydrated allografts.