Client Spotlight: The Story Behind Lucina BioSciences
One of the best parts of our job as real estate agents is getting to work with many incredible clients, each with a story worth sharing! Lucina BioSciences is one of those organizations. Lucina BioSciences was born from a simple but powerful idea that something often discarded after birth can instead help others heal. We’re excited to feature Lucina BioSciences and share more about the meaningful work they’re doing to improve lives.
Tell us about the inspiration behind Lucina?
I have been in the medical business for around 40 years. When this science was presented to me 10 years ago, I felt that it was a technology that was unique to the market with greater capabilities than predecessors in the same product class.
What services do you provide?
We recover placentas from birth mothers who have, through informed consent, chosen to donate after a Cesarean Section delivery. The placenta is typically treated as medical waste, but the therapeutic value of this tissue makes it a useful tool in the treatment of a variety of reparative applications.
Are there many other companies that do the same or similar work as research and development in Biotechnology, as Lucina?
There are several companies making products from birth tissue, but none that currently use the same components of the placenta as Lucina, as well as the processing methods we use to ensure safety and efficacy.
What makes you stand out from other similar companies?
Our product provides a 3-dimensional, conformable application rather than a 2-dimensional sheet of membrane. This is important for usage on a variety of dermal wounds that are irregular in shape and depth.
What’s your favorite part about running the business?
We call it the second paycheck. You receive monetary compensation for your job, but the work you do also rewards you with the knowledge that you are helping thousands of people every year by improving their quality of life.
What is the best way to get in touch with you?
Customer Service: 303.954.0034
Or visit our website: www.lucinabio.org
Tracee Gruber, Chief Operating Officer
Leonard R Duford, President & CEO
Ryan Dregalla, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
How can someone continue to support your business?
The best thing everyone can do is encourage tissue donation. Whether that is organ, musculoskeletal, blood or, in our case, birth tissue, donation is the greatest gift you can give to another human being. If you or someone you know are pregnant, ask your OB/GYN about tissue donation. Public opinion and encouragement from citizens is what drives awareness and change. In the case of birth tissue, it is the product of a happy event - the miracle of birth. Rather than discarding the placenta, donation allows mother and baby to "pay it forward" and help their fellow man. Everybody wins.
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