About

KeraX Venture Lab is an impact-first venture lab that focuses on sustainable innovations for corneal and ocular diseases and affecting low and middle income countries. We seek to transform breakthrough ideas into scalable ventures that directly support KeraLink International’s mission.  Our strategic edge is our emphasis on frugal innovation: engineering high-impact simplicity for the world’s most resource-constrained environments.  

​

We are reimagining corneal health and making sight-saving technologies accessible, scalable and sustainable. 

​

We do this by addressing systemic barriers to corneal care: 

• Scarcity: There is a shortage of donor corneas and trained corneal surgeons​ 

• High Complexity and Cost: Existing solutions are complex and out of reach for most 

• Inadequate Diagnostic Tools prevent many patients from receiving care until it is too late.  

​

We believe that corneal blindness is largely preventable or treatable with  

• Timely diagnosis 

• Early intervention, and  

• Access to appropriate therapies.​​

​​

KeraX pursues an India-first, global-next strategy. 

• India is the country with the highest corneal disease burden; it also offers a strong eye care infrastructure, favorable regulatory pathways and a “Make in India” innovation ecosystem.  

• KeraX established a presence at Pune’s Venture Center, India’s premier medical innovation incubator, supporting on-the-ground prototyping, testing, and manufacturing pathways. 

​