About Us

From Austria to the world: reimagining biotech for a healthier future.

Idealised in 2020, Real-Hohn Labs is driven by a broader ambition: to translate rigorous science into practical technologies that meaningfully improve how people live.

starting with skin, but not ending there. We build solutions across the spectrum, from simple mild skin stress to complex biomedical and accessibility challenges, combining deep scientific method with product-focused engineering and real-world usability.

Today, that focus is expressed through dermotechnology and barrier-support innovations. In parallel, we are developing a forward-looking R&D pipeline that extends into new domains—next-generation vaccine platform concepts, oncology-adjacent therapeutic research directions, assistive navigation technology for people with vision impairment, and device concepts aimed at supporting mobility and comfort in circulation- and joint-related use cases. Across all programs, our standard is the same: evidence first, responsible development, and a disciplined path from concept to validation.

Meet the Founders

Real-Hohn Labs is an Austrian biotech startup founded by an engineer and a biochemist—a partnership built on the conviction that the best innovations emerge when scientific rigour meets practical execution.

Ing. Grace Hohn — Engineering & Commercial Lead
Grace is an engineer with hands-on experience spanning laboratory biochemistry and consumer-facing sales, giving her a rare dual fluency: she understands how products behave in controlled technical environments and how they must perform in real life. At Real-Hohn Labs, she leads the bridge between development and deployment—translating scientific requirements into manufacturable, scalable product concepts while keeping usability, consistency, and partner needs in sharp focus.

Her role covers the full arc from concept to market readiness, including:

  • Product development & engineering execution: turning technical concepts into stable, repeatable prototypes and partner-ready specifications.

  • Manufacturing and scale-up interface: aligning formulation and process thinking with contract manufacturing realities, quality expectations, and packaging constraints.

  • Commercial readiness: shaping positioning, pilot requirements, and go-to-market practicality based on customer feedback loops and channel insights.

  • Partner communication: ensuring technical clarity for external stakeholders while protecting IP and maintaining a trade-secret-aware communication style.

Grace’s perspective keeps Real-Hohn Labs grounded in the essentials that determine whether science becomes a product: reproducibility, usability, and scalability—without losing the ambition that drives breakthrough innovation.

Dr. Antonio Hohn — Business & Scientific Lead
Antonio is a biochemist-entrepreneur (PhD in Medical Biochemistry) with a strong focus on turning mechanistic insight into partner- and market-ready innovation. At Real-Hohn Labs, he leads the bridge between scientific discovery and execution—shaping concepts into protected, testable, and scalable programs supported by credible evidence.

His role covers the full arc from concept to validation readiness, including:

  • Scientific concept & mechanistic rationale: defining the biology and performance logic—what it is designed to do, why it should work, and what can be measured.

  • Technical direction & development strategy: setting performance targets and guiding iterative development while maintaining trade-secret discipline.

  • Intellectual property leadership: shaping what is disclosed vs. retained as know-how, aligning inventions with patent strategy, and building platform-level defensibility.

  • Validation & evidence roadmap: structuring test plans, compatibility programs, and milestone gates that unlock pilots, partners, and scale-up.

  • Clinical and manufacturing partnerships: aligning external experts and providers with quality expectations, regulatory constraints, and commercial timelines.

  • Business strategy & funding readiness: translating progress into investor- and partner-ready narratives, budgets, and execution plans—paced by evidence, not hype.

Antonio’s perspective keeps Real-Hohn Labs grounded in what makes innovation real: mechanistic clarity, defensible IP, and disciplined validation.

Team

Dr. Julia Hartmann — Director of Communications & Strategic Partnerships

Julia supports the bridge between scientific innovation and market perception—translating complex ideas into compelling narratives, brand clarity, and high-value partnerships. At Real-Hohn Labs, she helps position the company for visibility, credibility, and growth across investors, partners, and broader external stakeholders.

Scientific Advisory Board

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Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kowalski - Medical University of Vienna
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Dr. Leonardo Vazquez - University of Illinois



Interested in a pilot or partnership? Contact us to discuss fit, timelines, and next steps.

HautV is under development. For intact skin only. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.


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