KaloCyte was founded in 2016 by a distinguished team of Washington University in St. Louis researchers in physiology, bioengineering, and trauma care, with support from the BioGenerator Fundamentals program. KaloCyte has demonstrated proof of concept for ErythroMer, a dried, bio-inspired artificial red blood cell envisioned for use when stored red blood cells are unavailable, undesirable or in short supply. KaloCyte has an exclusive license for the technology from Washington University, and is supported by nearly $6M in federal awards and investor funding.