October 5, 2022

Bacteria Breakthroughs: Behind-the-Scenes with the Startup Innovators Advancing Cutting-Edge Phage Therapies

 

Phages, despite being the most abundant life form on Earth, remain one of the most mysterious. Yet we’re witnessing a surge in phage therapy innovation, amidst a growing understanding of the immense potential of these viral do-gooders, to revolutionize healthcare and wellness, improve food security and finally squash the superbug crisis.

On October 5, 2022, Genome Startup Day welcomed startup founders and leading phage researchers for a future-looking exploration of what’s on the phage breakthrough frontier. Hear firsthand from scientists-turned-entrepreneurs about their founders’ journey commercializing cutting-edge phage technologies and their insider perspectives on what’s next for this burgeoning field.

Watch the full video replay below and access key take-aways in the blog post.

 

Thank you to our speakers

Jonathan
Eisen

Professor, UC Davis

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Ivan
Liachko

Founder & CEO at Phase Genomics

Julianna
LeMieux

Science Writer at GEN

Minmin
Yen

CEO & Co-Founder at PhagePro

Jessica
Sacher

Co-founder of Phage Directory

Nathan
Brown

Co-founder & CSO at Parallel Health

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