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BioRender

Winter 2018 · Active

'Figma/Canva for scientists’

Location: Toronto, Canada, CA

Founded: 2018

Team size: 205

About

You can think of BioRender as the ‘Figma/Canva for scientists’, with a suite of web-based graphics communication products to empower scientists to create beautiful scientific visuals and presentations with ease. BioRender is the world’s first tool to help scientists create and share beautiful, professional scientific figures. Our mission is to accelerate the world’s ability to learn, discover and communicate science. We are passionate about democratizing science communication in order to accelerate scientific discovery and understanding.

Founders

  • Shiz AokiCofounder/CEO

    Co-founder, CEO at BioRender Former Lead Science Illustrator at National Geographic Magazine Grad studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Passionate about accelerating science and empowering the world to communicate science faster through visuals

  • Ryan MarienFounder

  • Katya ShteynFounder