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SweetBio, Inc.
SweetBio, Inc. is a Memphis-based medical device company that bioengineers manuka honey into solid, easy-to-apply wound dressings. Its flagship product, APIS, combines a collagen derivative, UMF-certified manuka honey, and hydroxyapatite into a trimmable sheet that is FDA-cleared and Medicare-covered for managing chronic and acute wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers. Founded in 2015 by sibling co-founders Kayla Rodriguez Graff and Dr. Isaac Rodriguez, the woman-led, Latinx-founded company aims to make advanced wound care accessible and affordable - taking a remedy as old as the ancient Egyptians and delivering it in a modern, standardized form.
Kayla Rodriguez Graff
Kayla Rodriguez Graff is the co-founder and CEO of SweetBio, a Memphis-based medical device company bioengineering Manuka honey, collagen, and hydroxyapatite into FDA-cleared, Medicare-covered wound care products (APIS and VERIS). She runs the company with her brother, scientist Dr. Isaac Rodriguez, and has raised more than $10M to expand access to affordable wound care, especially in communities hit hardest by diabetes.