What innovation in solar energy has to do with artificial gut flora

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Increasing antibiotic resistance is making intestinal diseases such as Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) life-threatening. The steady increase in this dangerous infection costs an estimated 4.5 billion in Western countries. In the last two years, both the pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as venture companies, have invested nearly one billion in the development of new therapies around the intestinal flora. Yet, currently, stool transplants, are the only life-saving therapies for antibiotic-resistant CDI. This involves transferring the stool of a healthy donor into the intestine of a diseased person. However, this method carries the risk of disease transmission.

Improving patient safety and quality of life

ETH spin-off PharmaBiome is developing a revolutionary therapy for intestinal infections that offers an efficient alternative to stool transplants and can massively reduce complications. The goal is to assemble healthy intestinal bacteria to regenerate the intestinal flora of affected individuals with a controlled amount of the desired bacteria, thus offering a safer treatment option. PharmaBiome CEO, Tomas de Wouters, who is currently completing a business development program in Boston as a member of the Swiss national startup team, venture leaders, is enthusiastic: "Venture Kick has supported us enormously by providing us with startup capital as well as a valuable network for our biotech startup."

Use solar energy for less than a coffee a day

The Lausanne-based startup Younergy enables a decentralized energy supply and makes a significant contribution on the way to a CO2-neutral society. Without any upfront investment, customers benefit from affordable solar power. The Younergy team is responsible for planning and installing the photovoltaic systems free of charge. In return, customers pay a price per kWh for the solar power produced, which also includes insurance and maintenance. If the system produces more solar power than the household consumes, the excess solar power is fed into the grid and the customer receives compensation.

Thanks to its innovative technology, the startup can efficiently build and operate solar plants. Thanks to the Venture Kick final win, nothing stands in the way of expansion into German-speaking Switzerland. "Venture Kick is a very well organized program. Besides the much-needed financial support, the trainings were crucial to advance our business and external communication," explains Pedro Miranda, CEO of Younergy.

Source: www.venturekick.ch