8 of Forbes’ Under 30 Year Olds Transforming European Biotech
Check out this list of the top 8 European innovators under 30 who are transforming biotech overseas:
1. Richard Bowman (UK) – Co-founded WaterScope UK to develop a bacteria detection microscopic device, which has been 3D-printed.
2. Michal Mikulski (Poland) – CEO of EGZOtech, which developed a robot equipped with extensor training mechanisms to help patients with muscular atrophy undergo controlled physiotherapy.
3. Mattias Ivarsson (Switzerland) – CEO of Inositec, focused on addressing pathogenic bacteria such as Clostridium dificile.
4. Elena-Sophie Prigge (Germany) – Investigating non-surgical methods of tackling lesions caused by the human papilloma virus.
5. John Barrett (UK) – Working on an optical interface prosthesis in hope that this piece of wearable tech will be able to restore sight in blind.
6. Tomasz Kaminski (Poland) – Co-invented a micro-droplet chemostat biosensor for detecting bacterial strain adaptation and resistance, and a system for digital PCR diagnostics.
7. Sarah Sobka (UK) – Focused on the IBS drug Lubiprostone and how it could potentially be used to treat cystic fibrosis.
8. Natalie Brandenberg and Sylke Hoehnel (Germany & Switzerland) – Founders of Sun Bioscience, which is looking to break into the Organs-on-Chips and drug testing field of tech.
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