Landing at Winnipeg’s airport can now end with a genetic test purchase and a quick cab to a Sandman hotel seven years in the making.

The newest business located in the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport sells tests to sequence customers’ genomes and identify microbiomes. It joins a growing trend — in the city and abroad — to personalize health care.

“The goal is, first, to start conversations about these new health sciences,” said Dr. Anmol Kapoor.

He first struck a relationship with the Winnipeg Airports Authority, which oversees the airport, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kapoor’s company, CardiAI, conducted COVID-19 testing for travellers in Winnipeg.

Then Kapoor, a cardiologist by trade, launched BioAro. The company has been growing since 2021 from its Calgary base.

It touts

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